clear the way



clear the way (for somebody/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.
See also: clear, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adanna-Western African, Igbo
HugoOO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Frank (2)FRANGKEnglish
Haurvatat-Persian Mythology
Zephaniahze-fə-NIE-ə (English)Biblical
Luke[lu:k]