prepare the ground

if you prepare the ground for an activity or a situation, you do something that will help it to happen (usually + for ) The leaders of both countries are preparing the ground for negotiations which may lead to peace.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
Devdas	-	Indian, Hindi
Zaahir (2)	-	Arabic
Shiva (1)	SHIV-ə (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Ivey	['aivi]
Hudde	-	Medieval English