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make way

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make way
to make progress; to move ahead. (Originally nautical. See also make way (for someone or something).) Is this project making way? A sailboat can't make way if there is no wind.
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make way (for someone or something)

to clear a path for someone or something. Make way for the stretcher. Here comes the doctor—make way!
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make its way somewhere
to reach a place or condition The product should be making its way into retail stores in a few months. Mary's poems finally made their way into print.
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make your way (somewhere)

to move in a particular direction In the midst of war in Europe, he somehow made his way back to the United States and joined the army.
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