We plowed all the profits back into the expansion of the business.
•Bill and Ted plowed back everything they earned into the company.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
plow something in/back — plow grass or other material into the soil to enrich it ■ invest money in a business or reinvest profits in the enterprise producing them savings made through greater efficiency will be plowed back into the service … Useful english dictionary
plow — plowable, adj. plowability, n. plower, n. /plow/, n. 1. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 2. any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting… … Universalium
plow — [[t]plaʊ[/t]] n. 1) agr. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil 2) any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a contrivance for clearing away snow from a road or track 3)… … From formal English to slang
plow into — [phrasal verb] 1 plow into (someone or something) : to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed The car plowed into the guardrail. 2 plow (money, profits, etc.) into (something) : to invest (money, profits … Useful english dictionary
plow — plow1 verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to turn over the soil before planting seeds using a plow: The fields were being plowed for winter wheat. 2. ) to move snow to the side of a street using a SNOW PLOW so that people can walk or drive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To put back — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
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