clear the way

clear the way
clear the way (for (someone/something)) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow.

Approval of the financing helped clear the way for the new construction.

Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today's women to become politicians, professionals, and judges.


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  • clear the way — index expedite, facilitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • clear the way — phrasal : to make preparations : get everything out of the way in order to be ready for new developments or a new course of action clear the way for the entertainment of the visitor * * * clear the way To make the way open • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • clear the way —    If you clear the way, you allow something to happen by removing what was preventing it.     Opening universities to women cleared the way fo them to have a career and participate actively in today s society …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • clear the way for someone — clear the way (for (someone/something)) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. Approval of the financing helped clear the way for the new construction. Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today s… …   New idioms dictionary

  • clear the way for something — clear the way (for (someone/something)) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. Approval of the financing helped clear the way for the new construction. Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today s… …   New idioms dictionary

  • clear the way for — clear the way (for (someone/something)) to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow. Approval of the financing helped clear the way for the new construction. Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today s… …   New idioms dictionary

  • clear the way — Synonyms and related words: aid, blaze the trail, break the ice, cultivate the soil, ease, expedite, explain, facilitate, go in advance, grease, grease the ways, grease the wheels, hasten, help along, lay the foundation, lay the groundwork, loose …   Moby Thesaurus

  • clear the way — remove obstacles, prepare a clear pathway …   English contemporary dictionary

  • clear the decks — {v. phr.} To put everything in readiness for a major activity; to eliminate unessentials. * /The governor urged the State Assembly to clear the decks of all but the most pressing issues to vote on./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • clear the decks — {v. phr.} To put everything in readiness for a major activity; to eliminate unessentials. * /The governor urged the State Assembly to clear the decks of all but the most pressing issues to vote on./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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