plough



plough on

To move, progress, or develop at a slow but constant and deliberate pace, especially that which is menial, time consuming, or tedious. Primarily heard in UK. John: "Hey Steve, what's new?" Steve: "Nothing much, just been ploughing on with research for my thesis." A: "I've still got a ways to go before I'll be finished clearing out debris from the property." B: "Well, just keep ploughing on until you're done!"
See also: on, plough

plow the sands

To do something that seems futile. I know that I'm just plowing the sands by telling you to stay away from that boy, but I'm your father, and I don't want to see you get hurt. That couch will never fit up the stepstell them to stop plowing the sands!
See also: plow, sand

plough a lone/lonely furrow

  (mainly British literary)
to do something alone and without help from other people He'd always been happier working in isolation, ploughing a lone furrow.
See also: lone, plough

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chinyere-Western African, Igbo
JaloYAH-loFinnish
Pradip-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
PuckPUK (English)Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Dutch
Carolienkah-ro-LEENDutch
PirjoPEER-yoFinnish