jolly along

jolly along
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "jolly along":
present tense I/you/we/they jolly along he/she/it jollies along present participle jollying along past tense jollied along past participle jollied along British informal
jolly someone along to continue encouraging and persuading someone to do something

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