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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plow into

Indeed, Wall Street banks could be nearing some limits on how much more resources they can realistically plow into trading, having already sunk an additional trillion dollars or so into trading-related assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Hilary is expected to plow into the Mexican peninsula on Saturday night and then surge northward and enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

Allowing students to plow into that word in their texts without any kind of historical and contextual preparation is abhorrent.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2021

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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