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Synonyms

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]

Example Sentences

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Wealthy Californians also have hordes of excess cash they can plow into down payments that help offset high borrowing costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

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

Niumatalolo and Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper have pleaded with Perry to avoid hits whenever he can — go down or step out rather than plow into a defender.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2019

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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