ploughed through
Forced a path
Ploughed through (also plowed through) means to push forward with effort, whether physically or figuratively.
You might plough through a snowdrift, a dense crowd, or a stack of paperwork.
The image is of a plough cutting steadily through resistant soil.
I ploughed through three hundred pages before giving up.
The phrase suggests persistence more than speed—getting through something that offers resistance.
- wadeWalk through impeding substance
- trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- soldiered onPersisted through adversity
- persistContinue firmly onward
kept going · furrow · grapple · slog · till · harrow · navigate · confront · surmount · dig into · dug in · persevere · pushed on · overcome · push · shove · strive · pressed ahead
ploughed throughabandoned
Left behind completely
quit · dropped · threw in the towel · walked away from · stopped
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