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Meanings of jolly along in English

Portuguese
alegrar
Catalan
alegrar
Spanish
alegrar

Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful.

        alegrar
        Usage of jolly along in English
        1
        His none-more-Mancunian vowels are jollied along by a pleasingly cheery demeanour.
        The Irish Times
        2
        His none-more-Mancunian vowels are jollied along by a pleasingly cheery deme(...)
        The Irish Times
        3
        We jollied along in a party, or separated into pairs in cross-country riding, covering about seven miles an hour.
        A Texas Matchmaker
        4
        "Now," said he, "I must go and jolly along the other boys.
        The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
        5
        They're going to find that out soon, and if you think they're going to enjoy being jollied along, you're mistaken.
        Foundation
        6
        "Kidding, stringing, stuffing, jollying along, blowing east wind, turning on the gas," says I.
        At Good Old Siwash
        7
        I have to keep her jollying along all the time, so for goodness' sake don't go letting it out that we're engaged.
        The Adventures of Sally
        8
        "What reforms are you jollying along now?"
        The Freebooters of the Wilderness
        9
        He felt, indeed, more at ease with him when he needed " jollying along." Reticence was not even etiquette in a case as usual as this.
        The Shuttle
        Translations for jolly along
        Portuguese
        alegraranimar