tunnel through

tunnel through (something)

1. To create a tunnel through something. It took the workers nearly 12 months to finish tunneling through the mountain.

2. To dig or bore through something. The mole has wide, spade-like claws that it used to dig through the soil. The outer walls of the prison were so friable that the inmate was able to tunnel through them using nothing but spoons he stole from the cafeteria.

3. To force a path through some dense group or collection of people or things. I had to tunnel through the crowd to reach the exit. Tunneling through that thick underbrush took much longer than we had anticipated.

tunnel through something

to make a tunnel or passageway through something or a group of people. Roger had to tunnel through the crowd to get to the rest room. The workers tunneled through the soft soil to reach the buried cable.

See also: through, tunnel

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

a crack at (someone or something)
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
a straw will show which way the wind blows
all right
(you) wanna make something of it?
all for the best
a thing of the past
a slew of (something)
a bird in the hand

References in classic literature

A tiny stream from Kilimanjaro's eternal snow cap still trickled over the edge of the rocky wall at the upper end of the gulch, forming a little pool at the bottom of the cliff from which a small rivulet wound downward to the tunnel through which it passed to the gorge beyond.

Tarzan the Untamed

It is possible, and if we could it would save an immense lot of work, and probably be a surer way to save their lives than by digging a tunnel through the landslide to find the mouth of the cave where we first entered."

Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders

The tunnel through which I crawled was low and dark.

Warlord of Mars

词组	tunnel through
释义	tunnel through tunnel through (something) 1. To create a tunnel through something. It took the workers nearly 12 months to finish tunneling through the mountain. 2. To dig or bore through something. The mole has wide, spade-like claws that it used to dig through the soil. The outer walls of the prison were so friable that the inmate was able to tunnel through them using nothing but spoons he stole from the cafeteria. 3. To force a path through some dense group or collection of people or things. I had to tunnel through the crowd to reach the exit. Tunneling through that thick underbrush took much longer than we had anticipated. See also: through, tunnel Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tunnel through something to make a tunnel or passageway through something or a group of people. Roger had to tunnel through the crowd to get to the rest room. The workers tunneled through the soft soil to reach the buried cable. See also: through, tunnel McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: a crack at (someone or something) a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a straw will show which way the wind blows all right (you) wanna make something of it? all for the best a thing of the past a slew of (something) a bird in the hand References in classic literature A tiny stream from Kilimanjaro's eternal snow cap still trickled over the edge of the rocky wall at the upper end of the gulch, forming a little pool at the bottom of the cliff from which a small rivulet wound downward to the tunnel through which it passed to the gorge beyond. Tarzan the Untamed It is possible, and if we could it would save an immense lot of work, and probably be a surer way to save their lives than by digging a tunnel through the landslide to find the mouth of the cave where we first entered." Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders The tunnel through which I crawled was low and dark. Warlord of Mars
随便看	who am I fooling who am I kidding Whoa, Nellie! Whoa, Nelly! who are you, and what have you done with (someone) Who are you telling? who ate all the pies Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? Who calls the shots here? Who can say? Who can tell? who cares Who cares? who could have thought Who'd have thunk it? who died and left you in charge who died and made you boss Who died in here? Who does (one) think (one) is fooling? Who does (one) think (one) is kidding? who does somebody think they are? Who does (someone) think (they) are? Who do you think you are? Who do you think you're kidding? Who do you think you're talking to?