"over the river and through the woods" meaning in All languages combined

See over the river and through the woods on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

IPA: /ˈoʊ.vɚ ðə ˈɹɪvɚ ən(d)θɹu ðə wʊdz/ Audio: En-au-over the river and through the woods.ogg
Etymology: Originally based on a Thanksgiving poem written by Lydia Maria Child, this phrase was eventually turned into one of the many various Christmas carols and then soon developed its own meaning in the English lexicon. See the Wikipedia article for more information. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} over the river and through the woods, {{en-PP}} over the river and through the woods
  1. (figuratively) Trying to achieve a particular task, often with difficulty. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-over_the_river_and_through_the_woods-en-prep_phrase-p8JKQvLa
  2. (figuratively) Lost. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-over_the_river_and_through_the_woods-en-prep_phrase-KvGVZ1AI
  3. (figuratively) Having lost one's mind; insane. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-over_the_river_and_through_the_woods-en-prep_phrase-w~e-fend Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 14 20 37 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 53 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 53 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 54 42
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, river, and, through, the, woods.
    Sense id: en-over_the_river_and_through_the_woods-en-prep_phrase-LphCD2uK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: over the river
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          "and",
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          "through",
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