人ひと波なみを泳およぐ

expression, godan verb (-gu)

wade through a crowd; swim through a sea of people

Idiomatic expression describing moving through a dense crowd, often with effort. The verb 泳ぐ metaphorically suggests swimming through people.

• 駅えき前まえの人ひと波なみを泳およいで、やっと改かい札さつに着ついた。

  I waded through the crowd in front of the station and finally reached the ticket gate.

• 祭まつりの人ひと波なみを泳およぐのは大たい変へんだ。

  It's tough to swim through the festival crowd.