# jolly along

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/jolly-along
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To keep (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.

## 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.

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