plowing on
Pushing through anyway
Plowing on means continuing steadily despite difficulties or fatigue, like an ox pulling a plow through heavy soil.
The phrase suggests dogged persistence rather than enthusiasm: She plowed on through the tedious paperwork.
Often implies the work is unrewarding but must be finished.
- persistingContinuing through difficulty
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
- continueGo on without stopping
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
- tillingCultivating soil for crops
carrying on · perseverance · fortitude · dedication · advancement · nose to the grindstone · slog · workhorse · resilience · tough it out · keep at it · determination · grit · furrow · steadfastness · go on · resolve · cultivating
plowing ongiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · surrendering · abandoning · throwing in the towel · stopping
plowing onstalling
Intentional delay tactics
grinding to a halt · halting · pausing · hesitating · stagnating
plowing onstalling
Intentional delay tactics
grinding to a halt · petering out · flagging · faltering · losing steam
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