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plough a lone(ly) furrow plough a lone(ly) furrowTo do something in isolation; to act without the help of others. Primarily heard in UK. I tried to offer Jonathan help with the project, but he'd rather plough a lone furrow.See also: furrow, ploughplough a lonely furrow or plough a lone furrow BRITISH, LITERARYIf someone ploughs a lonely furrow or ploughs a lone furrow, they do something by themselves and in their own way, without any help or support from other people. It seems that Shattock was something of an original thinker, ploughing a lonely furrow. Stein sandwich bar continues to plough a lone furrow as the building's only occupant. Note: This expression is very variable. Their government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow. Note: A furrow is a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough. See also: furrow, lonely, ploughplough a lonely (or your own) furrow follow a course of action in which you are isolated or in which you can act independently.See also: furrow, lonely, ploughˌplough a lonely, your own, etc. ˈfurrow (literary) do things that other people do not do, or be interested in things that other people are not interested in: There are several English teachers at the school, but Jeanne continues to plough a lonely furrow, teaching French and German.A furrow is a long narrow cut in the ground made by a plough (= a large piece of farming equipment used for cutting the soil).See also: furrow, plough |