make way
Idioms-
Allow room for passage, move aside, as in Please make way for the wheelchair . This expression was first recorded about 1200.
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Also, make way for . Leave room for a successor or substitute, as in It's time he retired and made way for some younger professor . [Mid-1700s]
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Progress, advance, as in Is this enterprise making way? [Late 1500s] For a synonym, see make headway .
Example Sentences
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Police had to shut down the normally busy streets to make way for crowds.
From BBC
However, the deal has faced opposition domestically, as well as from Chagossians who were expelled in the 1960s to make way for the airbase.
From BBC
We were being force-fed last year’s pickled peaches to make way for this year’s.
From Literature
The cafeteria in the adjacent building, located between the adult and youth sections, has been demolished to make way for a classroom.
From Barron's
A little banter ensues, making way for the real surprise guests: fellow Olympic hockey champions Megan Keller and team captain Hilary Knight.
From Salon
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