jolly well

Used before a verb to emphasize that the speaker is upset, angry, or irritated. Primarily heard in UK. You jolly well knew that I have trouble trusting people, and yet you deliberately deceived me! If that's your attitude, then you can jolly well look for another job.

ˈjolly well

(old-fashioned, British English) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about something: If you don’t come now, you can jolly well walk home!

jolly-well

mod. certainly. You jolly-well better be there on time.

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References in classic literature ?

"I sometimes jolly well think I would if I got the chance."

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DOING JOLLY WELL City of Newcastle's Will Jolly (main pic and inset) won three golds at the National Masters

Three victories prove Jolly's a Master at Sheffield

He jolly well fell overboard And by the tide was caught, Weighed down by his cash, he drowned: Jolly good, I thought.

Poets' corner; THE JOLLY BANKER

What's more, at uneconomic times it has left the punchline to this particular joke to the Vale of Glamorgan council - if the good people of the Vale want a service to and from Cardiff after, say, 6.30pm, they can jolly well provide it.