bash on

verb

bashed on; bashing on; bashes on

intransitive verb

British, informal
: to continue to work at something : carry on
… I'm a lot less sure about what I'm meant to be, or do, in a time of undeniable middle age. I guess I will just bash on as ever, and hope I don't appear too ridiculous as I do so.Becky Sheaves

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bash on was in 1950

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“Bash on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bash%20on. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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