jolly (one) along

jolly (one) along

To encourage one (to do something), especially in a positive, cheerful manner. I was getting disheartened writing my first novel, but my husband jollied me along to finish it.
See also: jolly
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • jolly (someone) into (doing) (something)
  • face falls
  • your face falls
  • à la
  • la
  • all manner of
  • all manner of somebody/something
  • spectacle
  • look (at something) through rose-coloured spectacles
  • look (at something) through rose-tinted spectacles