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ploughed a lonely furrow

ploughed a lonely furrow is the simple past and past participle of plough a lonely furrow.

Meaning of plough a lonely furrow

Verb

plough a lonely furrow (third-person singular simple present ploughs a lonely furrow, present participle ploughing a lonely furrow, simple past and past participle ploughed a lonely furrow)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To carry out an action in isolation, or in an original way, without any help or support from others.

Questions about ploughed a lonely furrow

What is ploughed a lonely furrow the simple past and past participle of?
Ploughed a lonely furrow is the simple past and past participle of plough a lonely furrow.

Words near ploughed a lonely furrow in the dictionary

  1. ploughbills
  2. ploughbote
  3. ploughboy
  4. ploughboys
  5. ploughed
  6. ploughed a lonely furrow
  7. ploughed ahead
  8. ploughed back
  9. ploughed down
  10. ploughed in
  11. ploughed into

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