Idiom
jolly along
Meaning
To keep (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need to jolly along the client until the contract is signed.”
“The manager tried to jolly along the frustrated team by promising them extra time off after the project finished.”
“Rather than confronting the disgruntled investor directly, he chose to jolly along the man with vague promises of future dividends.”
Examples
simple
“You need to jolly along the client until the contract is signed.”
contextual
“The manager tried to jolly along the frustrated team by promising them extra time off after the project finished.”
complex
“Rather than confronting the disgruntled investor directly, he chose to jolly along the man with vague promises of future dividends.”
Key words
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