smooth the way for

smooth the way for somebody/something

also smooth somebody's/something's way

to make conditions easier for something to happen Parents can do a lot to smooth the way for their children when they start school. To smooth our way, many people offered to drive us to and from the hospital.

smooth the way for somebody/something

also smooth somebody's/something's way

to make it easier for someone to do something or for something to happen Parents can do a lot to smooth the way for their children when they start school. To smooth the bill's way through Congress, the President met with Republican leaders to hear their views.

See paper over the cracks

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yuuto	yoo:-to	Japanese
Dietlinde	deet-LIN-də	German
Eniola	-	Western African, Yoruba
Jocky	-	Scottish
Sacagawea	-	Native American
Tawnee	TAW-nee	English (Rare)