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
Milla	MEEL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Koppel	-	Yiddish
MÀIri	MA:-ree	Scottish
Bodil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Fawziya	-	Arabic
Giraldo	-	Italian