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plough through

To persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.
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I ploughed through two helpings, but then I didn't have room for any more.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'plough through':

plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.
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