plow ahead

English

Alternative forms

plough ahead

Verb

plow ahead (third-person singular simple present plows ahead, present participle plowing ahead, simple past and past participle plowed ahead)

To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
Synonyms: press ahead, press on

Buster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used desktop PC's.

See also

full speed ahead

References

“plow ahead”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“plow ahead” (US) / “plow ahead” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“plough ahead” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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