carry on

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. continue; misbehave, act up; emote. See continuity, badness.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To continue]

Syn. keep going, proceed, persist, persevere; see achieve 1 , continue 1 , 2 , endure 1 .

2. [To manage]

Syn. conduct, engage in, administer; see manage 1 .

3. [*To behave badly]

Syn. act up, misbehave, create a disturbance, raise Cain, raise hell*; see also misbehave , rage 1 .

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To control the course of (an activity): conduct, direct, manage, operate, run, steer. See OVER. 2. To involve oneself in (an activity): engage, have, indulge, partake, participate. Idiom: take part. See PARTICIPATE. 3. To engage in (a war or campaign, for example): carry out, conduct, wage. See DO. 4. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: go on, hang on, keep on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up. See CONTINUE. 5. To show enthusism: rave, rhapsodize. See FEELINGS. 6. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, misbehave. Informal; cut up, horse around. See GOOD.