they carried on arguing : CONTINUE, keep (on), go on; persist in, persevere in; informal stick with/at.
(informal) the English way of carrying on : BEHAVE, act, conduct oneself, acquit oneself; formal comport oneself; archaic deport oneself.
(informal) she was carrying on with other men : HAVE AN AFFAIR, commit adultery, have a fling; informal play around, mess about/around; Brit. informal play away; N. Amer. informal fool around.
(informal) I was always carrying on : MISBEHAVE, behave badly, get up to mischief, cause trouble, get up to no good, be naughty; clown about/around, fool about/around, mess about/around; informal act up; Brit. informal muck about/around, play up.
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