see one's way to



see one's way to

Also, see one's way clear to. Find it possible or feel free to do something, as in Can you see your way to lending me the car for the week? or I finally saw my way clear to taking a vacation in Costa Rica. This expression, which transfers seeing one's path to something unobstructed, was first recorded in 1774.
See also: see, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naia-Basque
Sheela-Indian, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Zeynep-Turkish
PetrusPE-truws (German)Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Goldie (2)-Yiddish
Melicent-English (Archaic)