jolly along

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jolly along

verb jollies along · jollying along · jollied along

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.

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@misc{jolly_along_2026,
  title = {jolly along},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jolly%20along},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}