pave the way

Etymology
From the idea that once a paved path has been laid, travel on the route is easier and smoother for others.

Verb

 * 1) To make future progress or development easier.
 * 2) * 1972, “Revolution at Floodtide”, in Thomas G[arden] Barnes and Gerald D[onald] Feldman, editors, Nationalism, Industrialization, and Democracy 1815–1914 (A Documentary History of Europe; III), Boston, Mass.:, ; republished Lanham, Md.; London: , 1980, ISBN 978-0-8191-1079-4 , page 91:
 * Prince Louis Napoleon was president of France, and his dictatorial behaviour was paving the way for his assumption of the imperial crown.
 * 1) * 1972, “Revolution at Floodtide”, in Thomas G[arden] Barnes and Gerald D[onald] Feldman, editors, Nationalism, Industrialization, and Democracy 1815–1914 (A Documentary History of Europe; III), Boston, Mass.:, ; republished Lanham, Md.; London: , 1980, ISBN 978-0-8191-1079-4 , page 91:
 * Prince Louis Napoleon was president of France, and his dictatorial behaviour was paving the way for his assumption of the imperial crown.
 * Prince Louis Napoleon was president of France, and his dictatorial behaviour was paving the way for his assumption of the imperial crown.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Azerbaijani: zəmin yaratmaq
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 鋪平道路
 * Finnish: tasoittaa tietä
 * French:
 * Georgian: გზის გაკვალვა, რამისთვის ნიადაგის შემზადება
 * German: den Weg ebnen
 * Greek: ανοίγω τον δρόμο
 * Hungarian: utat nyit, ,
 * Italian: aprire la strada, spianare la strada
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: bane vei
 * Nynorsk: bane veg
 * Polish: torować drogę, utorować drogę
 * Russian: проложи́ть путь, подгото́вить по́чву
 * Serbo-Croatian: utabati stazu
 * Spanish: allanar el camino
 * Swedish: bana väg
 * Walloon: