doing things that will lead to success.

Their purchase of the company put them in the fast lane of the personal computer industry.

Usage notes: often used with put, as in the example

Related vocabulary: on the fast track

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fast lane (= a marked path for vehicles traveling faster)

• make someone quake in boots
• make someone quake in their boots
• make someone's blood boil
• make someone's blood run cold
• make someone's day
• make someone's flesh crawl
• make someone's flesh creep
• make someone's hair stand on end
• make someone sit up and take notice
• make someone's mouth water
• make someone's skin crawl
• make someone's toes curl
• make something of
• make something of yourself
• make something out of nothing
• make something seem like a picnic
• make something stick
• make something up out of whole cloth
• make something worth while
• make something worth your while
• make stick
• make the bed
• make the best of
• make the best of a bad situation
• make the best of something