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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