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Phrase(s): carry something around (with one)
to have something on one’s person at all times. • He carries a backpack around with him. • Max carries around his checkbook with him., Phrase(s): carry someone around (with oneself)
1. Lit. to be the source of transport for someone, usually a child. • I’m tired of carrying this baby around with me everywhere. Can’t I buy a baby carriage? • I always carry around my child with me. 2. Fig. to have in mind the memory or a sense of presence of another person with oneself. • I have been carrying my dead grandfather around with me for years. • She carries around her brother with her in her memories.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs