Verb
wade through (third-person singular simple present wades through, present participle wading through, simple past and past participle waded through)
To search or progress through with difficulty, as when performing a boring, repetitive research task.
This synopsis saves me from having to wade through a pile of textbooks.
Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It's very easy to enjoy yourself. Tove Jansson
Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom. Wallace Stevens
It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. Thomas Gray
Courteous reader, 'tis said of scripture that it is deep enough for an elephant to swim in, and yet shallow enough for a lamb to wade through. Ralph Venning
It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes. Jeffery Deaver