plow ahead
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Definition
- Verb:
- To proceed or continue with determination, especially despite difficulties or opposition: "plow ahead" means to move forward resolutely with a course of action or plan.
Usage
- This phrasal verb is used to describe continuing with a task or plan in a steady, determined, and often forceful manner, without being stopped by obstacles.
- It is typically used in informal contexts.
- The structure is usually: Subject + plow ahead + (with + noun phrase).
Examples
- Verb:
- Despite the bad weather, the construction crew decided to plow ahead with the work.
- The company will plow ahead with its expansion plans, even though the market is uncertain.
- When everyone else had doubts, she plowed ahead and finished the project on time.
Advanced Usage
- "to plow ahead with something": This is the most common construction, emphasizing the determined continuation of a specific plan or activity.
- The government is plowing ahead with the controversial new law.
Variants and Related Words
- Plow on (phrasal verb): To continue doing something, especially something difficult or tiring, in a steady way.
- He just plowed on with his speech despite the technical difficulties.
- Press ahead (phrasal verb): To continue with an activity or plan in a determined way. This is a close synonym.
- They are pressing ahead with the negotiations.
Synonyms
- Forge ahead: To move forward quickly and with determination.
- Carry on: To continue doing something.
- Persevere: To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Plow through: To finish something with difficulty or to move through something with force.
- She plowed through the paperwork in one afternoon.
- The truck plowed through the deep snow.
Related Idioms
- Full steam ahead: Proceeding with maximum energy and speed.
- After getting approval, the project went full steam ahead.
- Keep one's nose to the grindstone: To work hard and steadily at a task.
- If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you'll finish the report.
Verb
- proceed (with a plan of action)
- He went ahead with the project