crack on

British

verb

informal to continue to do something as quickly as possible

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"We make it as enjoyable as we can and just crack on with the work."

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"All we can do is crack on and relentlessly tell the story of the government and what we are doing successfully," said a source.

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"If you want to complain about the performance, be my guest, crack on. We're delighted with the three points," the captain said.

From BBC

I just have to crack on and do my own thing.

From BBC

But 25 minutes into that journey, the pilot was forced to return to Luanda "after a heavy crack on the aircraft's wind shield distorted what had started as a smooth flight", the Super Eagles' representative said.

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