carry on with

idiom

1
: to continue doing or participating in (an activity)
They carried on with their conversation.
2
chiefly British, old-fashioned : to have an often immoral sexual relationship with (someone)
I found out that he had been carrying on with my sister.

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For now, though, father and son carry on with the tradition. Marc Bettinelli, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023 But most public schools will carry on with teaching. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Feb. 2023 That applied to a process of ending a country, whereas the U.K. would seek to carry on with its remaining parts. Kieran Williams, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2023 This was possible due to a change of law designed to buy time for pop artists to carry on with their careers. Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for carry on with

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“Carry on with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20on%20with. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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