plough one's own furrow

idiom

British, literary
: to do something that is different from what other people do
She was not afraid to plough her own furrow.

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“Plough one's own furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plough%20one%27s%20own%20furrow. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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