plow into

Idioms  

1. Strike with force, crash into; also, attack vigorously. For example, The truck plowed into the retaining wall, or Carol plowed into the pile of correspondence. This expression transfers the force of the farmer's plow to other enterprises. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

I then watched the knucklehead plow into a wall on the shoulder, bolt from the car, run through traffic and leap over the center divider.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024

This wasn’t exclusive to, say, the chance that FTX could make customers whole if SBF took out another $3 billion to plow into other companies.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2023

He did not announce his approach and proceeded to plow into my outstretched arm — sending the binoculars I was holding flying.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Convinced that huge returns are within easy grasp, many victims will overextend themselves, including taking out loans against their homes, to plow into the fraud.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2023

The guy is on my side, and I'm ready to dodge him if he starts to plow into my space, but he sees Alicia's white cane and makes a wide arc to my right.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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