carry over — transfer influence
to cause an attitude, effect, or behaviour from one situation or context to persist or have an impact in another, often unrelated, context.
Say it like a native
Textbook The confidence from his win persisted and affected his later performances.
Native The confidence from his win carried over into his next games.
'Carry over into' is the natural way to say an effect persists into another context; the paraphrase is wordy.
Pattern: carry over (from sth) (into/to/onto sth)
In use
- The stress he experienced at work often carried over into his personal life, affecting his relationships.psychology
- It is important for teachers to ensure that positive classroom behaviours carry over into students' interactions outside of school.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Don't let work stress carry over your home life.
✓ Don't let work stress carry over into your home life.
'Carry over INTO' another situation — don't drop 'into'.
Common collocations
carry over into— into, from, the momentum, old habits
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B2 sense, which refers to moving unfinished things to a later time, this sense is about the transfer of influence, behaviour, or effect from one context or situation to another, not just across time.
Related
- carry over (continue into another time) — 'carry over' also has the more basic meaning 'continue into another time'; this is the advanced sense.