hack (one's) way through (something)

hack (one's) way through (something)

To proceed through something, typically some sort of overgrown vegetation, by cutting it out of one's way. Good luck hacking your way through the dense growth on that path.
See also: hack, through, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hack one's way through something

Fig. to cut one's way through something. We had to hack our way through the jungle. The surveyors hacked a pathway through the undergrowth.
See also: hack, through, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hack way through
  • (from) top to toe
  • thin out
  • drop a hint
  • hint
  • a full-time job
  • snork
  • snorked
  • snorking
  • snorks