work (one's) way through

To stay engaged in a task continuously. Often used when the task is long-term or plodding. Kate is working her way through college, but it's taken a while, as she's only been able to attend classes part-time. I have to work my way through any book I start, even if I don't like it very much.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ah	-	Chinese
Silvester	sil-VES-tər (English)	Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman
Patrick	['pætrik]
Yrian	-	Medieval Scandinavian
Sherri	SHER-ee	English
AgnÈS	an-YES (French)	French, Catalan