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jollied along

jollied along is the simple past and past participle of jolly along.

Meaning of jolly along

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.
    • When there was a shipping delay, the salesman jollied the purchasing agent along to keep him from canceling the order.

Questions about jollied along

What is jollied along the simple past and past participle of?
Jollied along is the simple past and past participle of jolly along.

Words near jollied along in the dictionary

  1. jolleying
  2. jolleyman
  3. jolleymen
  4. jolleys
  5. jollied
  6. jollied along
  7. jollier
  8. jollies
  9. jollies along
  10. jolliest
  11. Jolliff

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