ploughing ahead
Advancing despite obstacles
Ploughing ahead means continuing forward with determination despite obstacles, like a plough cutting through resistant soil.
The phrase suggests steady, forceful progress rather than careful deliberation: She's ploughing ahead with the project despite budget concerns.
Often implies persistence that may ignore warnings or complications.
Also spelled plowing ahead.
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- progressMovement toward improvement
- pushForce something away
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
push forward · moving forward · tenacity · perseverance · advance · adversity · slog · steadfastness · resistance · furrow · nose to the grindstone · breakthrough · breaking through · dogged · keep going · trailblazing · hindrance · fortitude
ploughing aheadgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · stopping · abandoning · surrendering · retreating
ploughing aheadholding back
Preventing forward movement
hesitating · deliberating · dithering · dragging one's feet · second-guessing
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