clear the way for

To make it possible for something else to happen. The compromise with congress cleared the way for the president's spending bill. The blockers need to help clear the way for a touchdown.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sameer (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Sanya (2)	-	Russian
Wincenty	veen-TSEN-ti	Polish
Earline	URL-een	English
Irina	ee-REE-nah (Russian), EE-ree-nah (Finnish)	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish, Georgian
Victorine	-	French