plow

See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.

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put one's hand to the plow

[put one's hand to the plow] or [set one's hand to the plow] {v. phr.} To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. * /We felt […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

plow into

[plow into] {v.} 1. To attack vigorously. * /He plowed into his work and finished it in a few hours./ 2. To crash into with force. * /A truck plowed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

set one's hand to the plow

[set one's hand to the plow] See: [PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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