crack on
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crack on (third-person singular simple present cracks on, present participle cracking on, simple past and past participle cracked on)
- (intransitive, idiomatic, often with 'with') To continue at a task briskly or promptly.
- I must crack on with my essay.
- 1888, Kipling, The Madness of Private Ortheris
- What's the use of cracking-on for nothing? Would you slip it now if you got the chance?
- To continue apace.
- The project is really cracking on.
- (transitive, dated) To put on.
- to crack on more sail, or more steam
References
- crack on at OneLook Dictionary Search
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