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jolly along

/ˈdʒɒl.i əˈlɒŋ/

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verb

/ˈdʒɒl.i əˈlɒŋ/C1formalbritish
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по поощрению или убеждению кого-либо в весёлой или дружеской манере, часто для поддержания сотрудничества или хорошего настроения.

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.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. To encourage or cheer upinformalbritish

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

    ruПодбадривать

    • 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.

    Synonymsanimatebuck upbuoy upcheer upcoaxencouragegladdenpep upuplift

    Antonymsdejectdemoralizediscouragedisheartendispirit

Forms
  • jollied along past participle
  • jollied along past simple
  • jollying along present participle
  • jollies along third person singular

Base verbjolly

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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