crack on

1. (informal, intransitive)To continue (at a task) briskly or promptly.

   Naked Twister will have to wait. I've got to crack on with my essay.

   sich ranhalten, hinmachen, sich sputen

2. (informal, intransitive)To continue apace.

   The project is really cracking on.

3. (dated, transitive)To put on.

   to crack on more sail, or more steam

4. (slang, transitive)To crack down on or arrest (someone).

   They need to crack on those drug dealers.

1. Tom cracked the egg on the edge of the bowl.

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2. Tom's voice cracked on a high note.

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3. We have to crack down on illegal trading.

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4. You can't crack jokes on a topic such as death.

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5. Tebboune promised to crack down on corruption.

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irregular

• crack upруйнуватися, розпадатисяTo laugh heartily.
• crack outвтікти, спалахуватиTo show signs or symptoms of excessive crack cocaine use.
• crack offTo shoot a gun.
• crack onTo continue (at a task) briskly or promptly.
• crack downTo take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law or rule more stringently than before.
• crack throughTo penetrate
• crack alongTo move quickly; to continue with work briskly.