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  • 111claw your way to something — claw your way out of something/to something/back etc/ phrase to reach a particular place, situation, or state, as a result of great effort or despite great difficulties or opposition The West Indians had clawed their way back into the match.… …

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  • 112claw your way back — claw your way out of something/to something/back etc/ phrase to reach a particular place, situation, or state, as a result of great effort or despite great difficulties or opposition The West Indians had clawed their way back into the match.… …

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  • 113elbow your way through — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 114elbow your way to — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 115elbow your way towards — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 116talk your way into something — talk your way into/out of/something phrase to persuade someone to let you do or avoid something She eventually talked her way into a part in a film. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry …

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  • 117talk your way out of something — talk your way into/out of/something phrase to persuade someone to let you do or avoid something She eventually talked her way into a part in a film. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry …

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  • 118work your way through college — work your way through college/university/ phrase to have a job when you are at college/​university in order to help to pay for your studies Thesaurus: to work, and to work in a particular waysynonym Main entry: work …

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  • 119work your way through university — work your way through college/university/ phrase to have a job when you are at college/​university in order to help to pay for your studies Thesaurus: to work, and to work in a particular waysynonym Main entry: work …

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  • 120worm your way through something — worm (your way) into/through/past/etc something phrase to move slowly and with difficulty in a crowded area She wormed her way through the crowd to the reception desk. Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym to move, or to move… …

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