carry on
phrasal verbcarry on
- (especially British English) to continue moving
- Carry on until you get to the junction, then turn left.
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- (informal) to argue or complain noisily
- He was shouting and carrying on.
carry on (with something) | carry something on
- to continue doing something
- Carry on with your work while I'm away.
- After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do).
- Carry on the good work!
- carry on doing something He carried on peeling the potatoes.
carry on (with somebody)
- (old-fashioned) to have a sexual relationship with somebody when you should not
- His wife found out he'd been carrying on with another woman.