clear the way for

To make it possible for something else to happen. The compromise with congress cleared the way for the president's spending bill. The blockers need to help clear the way for a touchdown.

See also: clear, way

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

lose (one's) hold over (someone or something)
work both ways
give and take
lot of give-and-take
make (someone, something, or oneself) a laughingstock
make a laughingstock of
make a laughingstock of (someone, something, or oneself)
trade off
find a happy medium
strike a happy medium

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When we clear food out of our lives, we clear the way for a spiritual blood test.

LORD WHO THREW OUT THESE 40 DAYS?

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释义	clear the way for clear the way for To make it possible for something else to happen. The compromise with congress cleared the way for the president's spending bill. The blockers need to help clear the way for a touchdown. See also: clear, way Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: lose (one's) hold over (someone or something) work both ways give and take lot of give-and-take make (someone, something, or oneself) a laughingstock make a laughingstock of make a laughingstock of (someone, something, or oneself) trade off find a happy medium strike a happy medium References in periodicals archive When we clear food out of our lives, we clear the way for a spiritual blood test. LORD WHO THREW OUT THESE 40 DAYS?
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