Grammar fix
plough through
work through something laboriously
to finish reading, dealing with, or completing something that is long, difficult, or tedious, usually by making steady but slow progress
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I had to plough through hundreds of pages of research before I could start writing my essay.
In my last job, I often had to plough through long reports, which was quite exhausting but necessary to stay informed.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I ploughed the report through.
Say: I ploughed through the report.
'Plough THROUGH' something — it isn't separable like that.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Plough through' captures the slog of getting through something long; the formal version is wordy. (US spelling 'plow'.)
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
plough through + heavy thing
- a report
- the reading
- paperwork
- a thick book