perk along

perk along

To function, operate, or carry on as is normal, expected, or desired. My car perked along for nearly 10 years before ever needing so much as an oil change. A: "Is everything all right between you and Linda?" B: "Our marriage is perking along just fine, thank you very much."
See also: perk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • perk
  • under control
  • perk up (one's) ears
  • be under par
  • perked
  • cut it
  • arsis
  • a little (bit) steep
  • a little (bit) pricey
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The sitting perk along with the basic salary, travel and airtime allowance pushed the MCA's monthly pay to about S00, 000, before SRC cut them to about Sh200,000 monthly.In the six months to December, Kakamega paid its 88 MCAs an average of Sh126,699 per month, surpassing SRC's recommended pay of Sh124,800.Nakuru's 79 MCAs earned an average of Sh117,462 per month while their 39 counterparts in Vihiga took home Sh116,624 in monthly sitting allowance.
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But bizarrely, he now plans to reap the financial rewards of the perk along with some of his most senior Cabinet colleagues.
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Some initiatives perk along under the radar, like base realignment and closure and insourcing retired and annuitant pay, because the decisions were made in the past, and the decision makers have moved on to other things.
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The challenges it has had to face are because of uncontrollable, outside effects, such as the global economy, while "the local core economy continues to perk along at a steady rate," he said.
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The prognosticators continue to feel the economy will continue to perk along in high gear.
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