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
Marko	MAHR-ko (Finnish)	Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Basque
Sargis	-	Armenian
HÅVard	-	Norwegian
Amalija	-	Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian
Intan	EEN-tahn (Indonesian)	Indonesian, Malay
Rossa	ROS-sah	Italian