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wade through sth

informal phrasal verb with wade
 
 
/weɪd/ verb

Definition

to spend a lot of time and effort doing something boring or difficult, especially reading a lot of information: We had to wade through pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.Succeeding, achieving and fulfillingReading
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