jolly up

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jolly up - cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"

cheer up, jolly along, cheer

amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"

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26 New Music: Meet a duo Taylor Mayd for success 28 10 Things: to jolly up March 25 Books: Meet Hexham author Sarah Stovell 36 Classical: A preview of Requiem at Durham Cathedral 37 My iPod: Alex Murchie volunteers her musical tastes 54 Final Say: Jack Whitehall ends with a smile

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ere's no jolly ups in a break, just good hard work on the training pitch, "We're condent we can bounce back but we know we have to perform better than we did at Bournemouth.