trudge on
Continue despite exhaustion
To trudge on is to continue walking wearily or laboriously despite difficulty or fatigue.
The phrase emphasizes persistence through unpleasant conditions—physical exhaustion, emotional burden, or tedious circumstances: We trudged on through the mud for another mile.
Figuratively, it describes dogged continuation of any difficult effort: The negotiations trudged on for months.
- plodMove slowly, heavily
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
carry on · push through · weary · exhausted · dead tired · march · endure · heavy · heavy feet · footsteps · uphill · muddy · rough terrain · boots · determined · struggle · onward · grind
- advanceadvance, move forward, press forward, push forward, proceed
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance