probijati

1. (+ acc.) to break through; to pierce
   Radnici probijaju zid da bi napravili vrata. — The workers are breaking through the wall to make a door.
2. (probijati se kroz) to push one's way through; to make one's way
   Jedva smo se probijali kroz gužvu na trgu. — We could barely push our way through the crowd in the square.
3. (probijati se, of a career) to get ahead; to make it
   Mladi glumci se teško probijaju bez veza. — Young actors struggle to make it without connections.
4. (of light, teeth) to break through; to come through
   Sunce probija kroz oblake. — The sun is breaking through the clouds.
   Bebi probijaju prvi zubi. — The baby's first teeth are coming through.
5. (of a deadline, budget) to overrun a deadline or budget
   Izvođači stalno probijaju rokove. — The contractors keep missing deadlines.

The senses 'push one's way' and 'get ahead' use the reflexive form probijati se.