jolly (someone) up

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jolly (someone) up

To make (someone) happier or more cheerful; to cheer (someone) up. My mom tried jollying us up by taking us out for pizza after our team lost the championship. After his divorce, we all thought Ted could do with some jollying up.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Christine	krees-TEEN (French), kris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German, Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Matea	-	Croatian
Agmundr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Geraint	GE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Ewing	['ju:iŋ]
Gilchrist	-	Scottish