lay the groundwork

Verb

 * 1)  To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
 * The introductory mathematics courses will lay the groundwork for all your subsequent engineering studies.

Translations

 * Bashkir: нигеҙ һалыу
 * Finnish:, luoda perusta
 * French:
 * German: Grunstein legen, Grundstein legen
 * Greek: προετοιμάζω το έδαφος
 * Italian: preparare il terreno
 * Polish: kłaść podwaliny
 * Portuguese: preparar o terreno
 * Russian: заложи́ть основу, заложи́ть фунда́мент
 * Spanish: sentar las bases
 * Telugu: రంగం సిద్ధం చేయు