plough through
Also found in: Idioms.
Related to plough through: plough into, plow through
Translations
w>plough through
vi +prep obj
the ship ploughed through the heavy seas → das Schiff pflügte sich durch die schwere See; we had to plough through the snow → wir mussten uns durch den Schnee kämpfen; the car ploughed straight through our garden fence → der Wagen brach geradewegs durch unseren Gartenzaun
(inf) to plough through a novel etc → sich durch einen Roman etc durchackern (inf) → or hindurchquälen
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