To find "crack on" with anything to be a really rude expression

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I think it's ok if I want to use it about myself "I'm going to crack on with the feedback forms, laundry" in whatever context, but when my husband says it or my former manager said it, I find it/found it really patronizing.

I don't think people use this word when speaking to a person they respect - that's my main point.

It's really not rude, unless the word crack is being used to refer to cunt in your head. Then that is rude but the issue is with your dirty mind 😁

No, it’s not rude or patronising.

Not rude at all imo. Just another way to say ‘yes, fine to get on with it’.

Doesn't it mean to get on with it quickly or to make a start? How is that rude?

Ok.

Does your husband/boss make a habit of saying to you, "You need to crack on with this job?"

I don’t find it rude.

It's rude if somebody tells YOU to crack on with something, but not at all if they're saying I'D better crack on (or maybe "let's" if it's a joint task).

That would be a you issue, you're welcome. Head wobble recommended.

Sorry, just re-read your OP again. ' Are you saying your DH is telling YOU to crack on with something? If so, very rude.

I always understood the phrase 'crack on' to have come from the days when stagecoach drivers were instructed to 'crack on' - ie, crack the whip - to get the horses to move faster. In other words, 'get a move on'. Nothing rude about it at all.

How are people using it that you find rude or patronising? A bit mystified as it has never been either of those things when I have heard it used.

I mean it can be a bit pointed if e.g. partner/spouse says 'oh look the bins need emptying' and the other does hard stare and says 'crack on then'....but that is usually loaded with the unsaid 'since when was I the bin-emptying fairy, do it yourself you lazy toad'.

Do you object to being told to do things? Or is it the particular expression you have issue with?

I don’t understand how it’s fine for you to use it but its rude if someone else does.

Saying 'Well, crack on then' to someone is rude if it's said with attitude - I use it when we have a difference of opinion over how something should be done or whether it needs doing at all. It's my way of throwing up my hands in despair....closely followed under my breath by 'FU2'.

Isn't it the instruction shouted out to those poor serfs who have to break up the large slabs of toffee into smaller pieces to sell at inflated prices in expensive Craft / Visitor Centres?

I say this to my kids all the time. ‘Ten minutes more on the tv then time to crack on with your homework’ kind of thing. It’s a motivational thing, also more prevalent in northern areas I find which may make it seem a bit more harsh to southern ears. Not st all meant to be rude

I really can’t see the rudeness? Unless it is the way it is said- “Will you just crack on with it for fucks sake” would be rude. “Can you crack on with the painting while I take the kids out?” not rude.

Context is key!

Crack on is fine. Obviously it's fairly informal but it doesn't have any weird or power based connotations.

Depends how it's used. If you're an Announcer then it's probably out of frustration.

"I will now fill out the form"
"Crack on luv"

I think it's fine. I mainly hear it in terms of someone saying they'll do something and the person they're telling saying "crack on then", as in stop saying you'll do it and do it!

Is it being said in a way similar to “get on with it then”? If so, yes it would piss me off too.

The origin of the word is from ‘cracking the whip’ to get horses to start moving when pulling a cart. It literally means ‘to get started’ on or ‘to continue on’ a task.

There’s nothing offensive about it when used by others as the implication is not that they are ‘cracking the whip’ on you to start, they are simply saying ‘get started’ or ‘carry on’ - though, of course, you might reasonably feel peeved at being instructed to do either of these things in some circumstances. Or not.

What do you think it means?

To me, it just means carry on.