jolly along

• Jemanden auf heitere oder freundliche Weise ermutigen oder überreden, oft um Kooperation oder gute Laune aufrechtzuerhalten.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of encouraging or persuading someone in a cheerful or friendly manner, often to keep them cooperative or in good spirits.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. To encourage or cheer upinformalbritish

   To try to make someone feel happier or more cooperative, often in a light-hearted or gentle way.

   Aufmuntern

   • She jollied the children along with a funny story.
   • He tried to jolly his friend along after the bad news.
   • The manager jollied the team along before the big presentation.

   Synonymeanimatebuck upbuoy upcheer upcoaxencouragegladdenpep upuplift

   Antonymedejectdemoralizediscouragedisheartendispirit

Grundverbjolly