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Definition of
wade through phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wade through
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
wade through something
[
no passive
]
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to deal with or read something that is boring and takes a lot of time
I spent the whole day wading through the paperwork on my desk.
See
wade through
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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