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Plough back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Re-invest money you have made into a business
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: We PLOUGHED BACK all the profits to grow the company.
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Meaning: Re-invest money you have made into a business
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Plough into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Collide into at speed
(Inseparable | British English)
» Example: The bus skidded and PLOUGHED INTO the bus stop.
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Meaning: Collide into at speed
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Plough on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Continue doing something you don't want to
(Intransitive | British English)
» Example: It was really boring, but we PLOUGHED ON.
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Meaning: Continue doing something you don't want to
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Plough through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Eat a big meal
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Meaning: Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time
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» Example: It took me ages to PLOUGH THROUGH 'Ulysses'. -
Meaning: Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles
(Inseparable | British English)
» Example: The boat had to PLOUGH THROUGH the ice.
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Meaning: Eat a big meal
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Plough up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Break the surface of soil
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: The tractor PLOUGHED UP the field so they could sow the seed.
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Meaning: Break the surface of soil