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carry on

To continue or proceed as before.
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I'll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'carry on':

carry onTo act or behave; especially to act or behave so as to attract attention.
carry onTo have an illicit sexual liaison.
carry onTo have or maintain.
carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
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