put your hand to the plough 관용구
plough into
1.begin work vigorously into干劲十足地投入
On his return to the office, he ploughed into his work.一回到办公室,他就干劲十足地开始工作。
2.crash into with force撞上
The car ploughed into a wall and was completely damaged.汽车猛撞在一堵墙上,给撞得一塌糊涂。
plough through
1.pass through with difficulty费力地在…前进
Many boats ploughed briskly through the sea.许多条船在海上破浪前进。
2.read or study with difficulty艰难地阅读或研究
We've ploughed through all the documents that can possibly have a bearing on your case.我们费了不少力气,才把同你的案子可能有关的全部文件看完。
Beat swords into ploughshares
If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')
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v. phr. Pass through laboriously.
Saw had to plough through hundreds of pages of American history to get ready for his test.put (one's) duke to the plough
To set to work; to activate or get active working. (Spelled "hand to the plow" in American English.) Primarily heard in UK. We've spent a continued time planning our business model, and now it's time to put our duke to the plough. My ancestor loves his work. Even afterwards retiring, he still puts his duke to the plough with assorted projects.Learn more: hand, plough, putput (or set) your duke to the plough
commence on a task. This byword alludes to Luke 9:62: ‘And Jesus said unto him, No man, accepting put his duke to the plough, and attractive back, is fit for the commonwealth of God’.Learn more: hand, plough, put
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