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Phrase(s): work toward something
1. to progress toward a goal, such as a promotion. • He was working toward a position with the new company. • She was working toward a law degree when the accident happened. 2. to struggle physically to move toward something or some place. • The turtle worked toward the water despite the hot sun. • I worked toward the cabin in the forest, fighting mosquitoes all the way.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs