travel through rough terrain; endure hardships on a journey
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb phrase
climb mountains and ford rivers; endure arduous journey
literaryThis idiom is used to describe a long, difficult journey involving crossing multiple natural obstacles. It is often used in formal and literary contexts.
To find his separated family members, he traveled across most of China through rough terrain.
After climbing mountains and fording rivers, the expedition team finally reached the mysterious old-growth forest.
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The Red Army soldiers endured arduous journeys and completed the world-famous 25,000-li Long March.
They traveled through rough terrain to this remote mountain village just to bring books and stationery to the local children.
To collect rare plant specimens, botanists traveled through rugged mountains and rivers to the uninhabited plateau region.