5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PLOW'

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5 phrasal verbs with 'PLOW'

Plow back

1. Re-invest money you have made into a business
   (Separable [optional] | American English)
   
   » Example: We PLOWED BACK all the profits to grow the company.

Plow into

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

Plow on

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

Plow through

1. Eat a big meal
   (Inseparable | American English)
   
   » Example: We PLOWED THROUGH all eight courses.
2. Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time
   (Inseparable | American English)
   
   » Example: It takes me ages to PLOW THROUGH any of Henry James' novels.
3. Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles
   (Inseparable | American English)
   
   » Example: The police car had to PLOW THROUGH the crowd.

Plow up

1. Break the surface of soil
   (Separable [optional] | American English)
   
   » Example: The tractor PLOWED UP the field so they could sow the crop

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