carry on : Popular Idioms in English

carry on

to continue with an action after a brief interruption.

Despite the booing from the galleries, the mayor carried on with his political harangue.

Definitions

  • v  direct the course of; manage or control
  • v  keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
  • v  continue talking
  • v  misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
News & Articles

  • TSA: Man arrested at PBIA trying to bring gun on in carry-on
    Posted by Miranda Grossman / CBS12 News WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A man was arrested today after trying to carry a gun onto a flight at PBIA. A TSA agent spotted a 9 millimeter handgun and a magazine with 10 rounds of ammunition in the carry on bag of a 26-year-old man Thursday afternoon. ...
    June 21, 2013 - WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach
  • How Forgiveness Can Save Your Business
    Disappointment stinks. It's one of the toughest emotions we endure. Whether the cause was intentional or not, it hurts. And there's not a lot of consolation: Your expectations weren't met and you have to first deal with it and then figure out how to carry on.
    June 21, 2013 - Forbes
  • TSA: Man arrested at PBIA trying to carry a gun on a flight
    Posted by Miranda Grossman / CBS12 News WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A man was arrested after trying to carry a gun onto a flight at PBIA. A TSA agent spotted a 9 millimeter handgun and a magazine with 10 rounds of ammunition in the carry on bag of a 26-year-old man Thursday afternoon. ...
    June 21, 2013 - WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach