- pave the way
- {v. phr.} To make preparation; make easy. * /Aviation paved the way for space travel./ * /A good education paves the way to success./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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pave the way — (for/to sth) ► to make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen: »This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances. Main Entry: ↑pave … Financial and business terms
pave the way — index expedite, facilitate, precede, provide (arrange for) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pave the way (to) — Make easier for, provide access to. ► “Jencks and other social scientists controlled for all sorts of variables that might pave the way to wealth and power, including parental income, the neighborhood a person grows up in, education, occupation … American business jargon
pave the way for sth — pave the way (for/to sth) ► to make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen: »This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances. Main Entry: ↑pave … Financial and business terms
pave the way for/to sth — pave the way (for/to sth) ► to make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen: »This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances. Main Entry: ↑pave … Financial and business terms
pave the way to sth — pave the way (for/to sth) ► to make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen: »This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances. Main Entry: ↑pave … Financial and business terms
pave the way for something — phrase to create a situation that makes it possible or easier for something to happen The agreement will pave the way for restoring economic ties. Thesaurus: to make something possiblesynonym Main entry: pave … Useful english dictionary
pave the way for someone — pave the way for (someone/something) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart lung machine. Related vocabulary: lay someone/something… … New idioms dictionary
pave the way for something — pave the way for (someone/something) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart lung machine. Related vocabulary: lay someone/something… … New idioms dictionary
pave the way for — (someone/something) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart lung machine. Related vocabulary: lay someone/something open to something … New idioms dictionary
pave the way for something or someone — pave the way for (something or someone) : to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something The discovery paves the way for the development of effective new treatments. • • • Main Entry: ↑pave … Useful english dictionary
