1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 to plough = when a farmer breaks up the earth in a field to prepare it for growing crops, using a plough. See pic. 1. to plough on/ahead = to keep going even though it's difficult &quot;I've got to get this report done by tomorrow, so I just have to plough ahead&quot; &quot;We decided to plough ahead with the decision to move to new premises, even though it was unpopular&quot; &quot;She completely ignored my question and just ploughed on&quot; (she didn't listen to me and just kept talking) 2. to plough through something = to read something, or deal with something that takes a lot of time and effort &quot;I have this huge financial report to plough through before the meeting tomorrow morning&quot; &quot;I have tons of exam marking to plough through&quot; &quot;What are you doing later?&quot; &quot;Just ploughing through all my expenses&quot; 3. to plough into something = when a vehicle crashes with a heavy impact &quot;The bus ploughed into the side of my car and I was badly hurt&quot; More at www.teacherluke.co.uk/pv A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson http://teacherluke.co.uk/pv <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5484951/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/15798087