jolly
verb [T + adv/prep] /ˈdʒɒl.i/
/ˈdʒɑː.li/ informalDefinition
› to encourage someone to do something by putting them in a good mood and persuading them gently: I'll try to jolly my parents into letting me borrow the car this weekend. She didn't really want to go to the party, so we had to jolly her along a bit.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of jolly verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- pitch noun (PERSUASION)
- pitch verb (PERSUADE)
- preach to the converted idiom
- preach verb (PERSUADE)
- pressurize verb
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