clear the way

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, lubricate, make clear, make way for, oil, open the way, open up, pave the way, prepare the way, quicken, remove friction, run interference for, simplify, smooth, smooth the way, soap the ways, sow the seed, speed, unbar, unblock, unclog, unjam

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • 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… …   New idioms dictionary

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

  • clear the decks — When you clear the decks, you get ready for an important action and put away items that might get in your way …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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