"plough one's own furrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ploughs one's own furrow [present, singular, third-person], ploughing one's own furrow [participle, present], ploughed one's own furrow [participle, past], ploughed one's own furrow [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plough one's own furrow (third-person singular simple present ploughs one's own furrow, present participle ploughing one's own furrow, simple past and past participle ploughed one's own furrow)
  1. To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people.
    Sense id: en-plough_one's_own_furrow-en-verb-16Sfw-Ri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2001, Pamela Evans, The Overcommitted Christian: Serving God Without Wearing Out:",
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