carry on
— phrasal verb with carry uk/ˈkær.i/us/ˈker.i/verb
(BEHAVE)
informal to behave in an uncontrolled, excited, or anxious (= worried and nervous) way:
The children have been carrying on all day.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- act
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bearing
- bedside manner
- behave
- ism
- manner
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- sauce
- turn
- turn sth on
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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(HAVE SEX)
old-fashioned informal to have a sexual relationship:
Is it true that Rachel and Marcus have been carrying on (with each other) ?