Meaning & use
keep crushing it
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Meaning
phraseidiominformal
to continue to do something very well or successfully
Grammar: Used as an encouraging comment or instruction, often after 'just' or 'you should'.
Patterns
- keep crushing it
- you're crushing it
You got another An on your exam? Keep crushing it!
The team has been working hard all season. They should keep crushing it in the finals.
Just keep crushing it and don't worry about the small mistakes.
Common combinations
- just keep crushing it
- You're doing great — just keep crushing it.
- keep crushing it at work
- She keeps crushing it at work and got a promotion.
- keep crushing it in the game
- If they keep crushing it in the game, they'll win easily.
Synonyms and how they differ
- keep up the good work
- This is a more formal, standard phrase used to praise someone's ongoing effort, while 'keep crushing it' is more casual and energetic.
- keep it up
- This is a shorter, neutral way to encourage someone to continue doing well; it lacks the strong, informal punch of 'crushing it'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'keep crushing it' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase means to continue doing very well, as in option A. Option B uses 'crush' literally with an object, not the idiom. Option C is ungrammatical because 'crushing it' does not take 'to'. Option D changes the meaning to doing something for someone else.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “keep crushing it”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.