Example
“The engineers blazed a trail by making the medical device affordable for rural clinics.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
ahead of the game
Neutral · CEFR B2
to stay better prepared than others by anticipating future needs
cut the mustard
Neutral · CEFR B2
to perform well enough for a particular need or expectation
deliver the goods
Informal · CEFR B2
to do what is expected or promised; to produce good results
fall into place
Informal · CEFR B2
to become clear or to work out well after a period of confusion
follow in someone's footsteps
Neutral · CEFR B2
to copy another person's actions or pursue a similar path, especially in work or achievement
go from strength to strength
Neutral · CEFR B2
to keep improving and becoming more successful over time
Source methodology
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