jolly (someone) along

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jolly (someone) along

To encourage someone (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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wen	-	Chinese
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Archer	-	English
AljoŠA	-	Slovene, Croatian
Cibor	CHEE-bawr	Polish
Verdandi	-	Norse Mythology