carry-on
noun
[ ˈkarɪɒn ]
• a display of excitement or fuss over an unimportant matter.
• "I never saw such a carry-on!"
Similar:
fuss,
commotion,
trouble,
bother,
upset,
agitation,
stir,
excitement,
ado,
hurly-burly,
palaver,
rigmarole,
nonsense,
hoo-ha,
ballyhoo,
song and dance,
performance,
pantomime,
hoopla,
rumpus,
monkey business,
jiggery-pokery,
carrying-on,
kerfuffle,
• a bag or suitcase taken on to an aircraft as handheld luggage.
• "my wife and I travel with a carry-on each"
carry-on
adjective
• (of a bag or suitcase) suitable for taking on to an aircraft as handheld luggage.
carry on
• continue an activity or task.
• "she carried on watching the TV"
Similar:
continue,
keep on,
keep,
keep at,
go on,
push on,
press on,
persist in,
persevere in,
not stop,
maintain,
stick with/at,
• behave in a particular way.
• "they carry on in a very adult fashion"
Similar:
behave,
act,
perform,
conduct oneself,
acquit oneself,
bear oneself,
carry oneself,
comport oneself,
deport oneself,
• be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves.
• "she was carrying on with young Adam"
Similar:
have an affair,
commit adultery,
philander,
dally,
be involved,
play around,
have a fling,
mess about,
mess around,
play away,
fool around,
