press ahead

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press ahead (third-person singular simple present presses ahead, present participle pressing ahead, simple past and past participle pressed ahead)

  1. (intransitive) To continue towards an objective
    • 1999 May 21, Alex Brummer, “Sir Peter throws the City meat to chew on”, in guardian.co.uk, retrieved 7 Jan. 2010:
      The decision to press ahead with the rationalisation, while there is still uncertainty about the bank's strategic direction, gives the City some red meat to chew on.

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