Phrasal Verbs With 'Plough'

Plough back phrasal verb

  1. 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.

Plough into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Collide into at speed
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: The bus skidded and PLOUGHED INTO the bus stop.

Plough on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Continue doing something you don't want to
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: It was really boring, but we PLOUGHED ON.

Plough through phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Eat a big meal
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: We PLOUGHED THROUGH all seven courses.
  2. Meaning: Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: It took me ages to PLOUGH THROUGH 'Ulysses'.
  3. 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.

Plough up phrasal verb

  1. 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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