"jolly along" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-jolly along.ogg [Australia] Forms: jollies along [present, singular, third-person], jollying along [participle, present], jollied along [participle, past], jollied along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jolly along (third-person singular simple present jollies along, present participle jollying along, simple past and past participle jollied along)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To keep (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-jolly_along-en-verb-ee~8dtpa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (along)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jolly along meaning in English (1.7kB)

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        "(idiomatic, informal) To keep (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery."
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