crack on
Britishverb
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There will also be a section on energy security, with a promise to crack on with delivering new nuclear power stations.
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"There's nothing to be gained by fighting progress. We just have to crack on and move along."
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Glen Sannox was briefly taken out of service last year for the crack on a weld seam to be repaired, and was again off duty in November for annual maintenance at Cammell Laird's yard on Merseyside.
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I guess this place is kinda cute if you ignore the weed-infested garden, the overflowing trash bin at the curb, and the giant crack on the front door.
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Some, like men's alternate Kyle Waddell, likes to "just turn up, have a chat, and crack on", but others need energy plans to manage their state of mind building up to matches.
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