plowed through
Worked without stopping
Plowed through means to push forward with effort or force, like a plow breaking through soil.
You can plow through a crowd, a snowdrift, or a stack of paperwork: I plowed through three hundred emails this morning.
The phrase suggests persistence despite resistance—completing something by sheer determination rather than finesse.
- trudgedWalked with effort
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- soldiered onPersisted through adversity
- ploughedCultivated by turning earth
- overcameDefeated or mastered
waded · barreled · finished · forged · forged ahead · powered · endured · soldiered · accomplished · bulldozed · tackled · blazed · conquered · surmounted · devoured · persisted · defeated · made short work of
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- pressed onpressed on, pushed on, persisted, persevered, continued
plowed throughpored over
Studied with close attention
savored · finessed · handled with kid gloves · sifted through · combed through
plowed throughabandoned
Left behind completely
quit · walked away from · threw in the towel · set aside · put down
plow, plowed, plowing, plows, plowman, plowshare, through, thorough, thoroughly