Trying to achieve a particular task, often with difficulty.

Etymology:

  • Originally based on a Thanksgiving poem written by Lydia Maria Child, this phrase was eventually turned into one of the many various Christmas carols and then soon developed its own meaning in the English lexicon. See the Wikipedia article for more information.
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Additional definitions for 'over the river and through the woods':

over the river and through the woodsUsed other than as an idiom: see over, the, river, and, through, the, woods.
over the river and through the woodsTo be lost.(idiomatic, figuratively) To lose one's mind.
over the river and through the woodsTo lose one's mind.
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Translation

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عبر النهر ومن خلال الغابة

"přes řeku a skrze lesy"

"over floden og gennem skovene"

Über den Fluss und durch den Wald

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" in Greek is: «Πάνω από τον ποταμό και μέσα από το δάσος»

"super la rivero kaj tra la arbaro"

"Sobre el río y a través del bosque"

بیشتر از رودخانه و از میان جنگل‌ها

"Yli joen ja läpi metsän"

"au-dessus de la rivière et à travers les bois"

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" to Irish is "trasna na habhann agus trí na coillte."

नदी के ऊपर और जंगल के माध्यम से

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" to Hungarian is: "a folyón át és az erdőn keresztül."

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" to Armenian is: «ձևով գետը և անտառով» (zevov gety yev antarov).

"melalui sungai dan melalui hutan"

"oltre il fiume e attraverso i boschi"

מעל הנהר ובין היערות

川を越え、森を抜けて

ನದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಡಿನ ಮೂಲಕ

강을 넘어 숲을 지나

The phrase "over the river and through the woods" can be translated into Latin as "super flumen et per silvas."

"Over de rivier en door het bos."

over elven og gjennom skogen

"przez rzekę i przez las"

"Sobre o rio e através da floresta."

Peste râu și prin pădure.

через реку и через лес

"Över floden och genom skogen"

The phrase "over the river and through the woods" can be translated to Tamil as: "ஆறு மேலே மற்றும் காட்டில் வழி" (Aaru mele marum kaatil vazhi) Please let me know if you need more assistance!

నదిని దాటించి అడవుల మధ్యగా.

ข้ามแม่น้ำและผ่านป่า

"Nehrin üzerinden ve ormanın içinden."

"через річку і через ліс"

دریا کے پار اور جنگل کے ذریعے

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" in Vietnamese is "qua sông và qua rừng."

The translation of "over the river and through the woods" to Yiddish is: "איבער דעם נגד און דורך די וואַַלד" (Iber dem nayg un durkh di vald).

过河穿树林

過河穿林

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