you are crushing it

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Used to tell someone they are doing something very well or succeeding impressively.

   Grammar: A complete encouraging sentence; change the pronoun for other people: she is crushing it, they're crushing it.

   Patterns

   • you are crushing it
   • someone is crushing it
   • crush it

   You finished the whole report before lunch — you are crushing it.

   After three wins in a row, the coach told the team, "You are crushing it."

   She was nervous about the exam, but her tutor said, "Relax, you are crushing it."

Common combinations

crush it

He studied hard all term and really crushed it in the final.

absolutely crushing it

The new bakery is absolutely crushing it — there's a line every morning.

crushing it at work

Since the promotion, Maya has been crushing it at work.

keep crushing it

Keep crushing it and you'll make the first team.

Synonyms and how they differ

you are doing great

A plainer, more neutral way to praise someone; 'crushing it' is more energetic and informal.

you are nailing it

Very close in tone and mostly used for tasks and performances rather than long-term success.

you are killing it

Almost the same meaning and register, and slightly more common in American speech.

Opposites

Word family

crush verb

To defeat someone completely or do something very well, as in 'the team crushed the opposition'.

Commonly confused: you are crushing it or you are crushing on it?

Practice

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