make one's way
werkwoord
Roget 731:
succeed;
be successful
etc.
adj.;
gain one's end,
gain one's ends;
crown with success.
gain a point,
attain a point,
carry a point,
secure a point,
win a point,
win an object;
get there [U.S.];
manage to,
contrive to;
accomplish
etc.
(effect)
(complete)
729;
do wonders,
work wonders;
make a go of it.
come off well,
come off successful,
come off with flying colors;
make short work of;
take by storm,
carry by storm;
bear away the bell;
win one's wings,
win one's spurs,
win the battle;
win the day,
carry the day,
gain the day,
gain the prize,
gain the palm;
have the best of it,
have it all one's own way,
have the game in one's owns hands,
have the ball at one's feet,
have one on the hop;
walk over the course;
carry all before one,
remain in possession of the field;
score a success.
speed;
make progress
etc.
(advance)
282;
win one's way,
make one's way,
work one's way,
find one's way;
strive to some purpose;
prosper
etc.
734;
drive a roaring trade;
make profit
etc.
(acquire)
775;
reap the fruits,
gather the fruits,
reap the benefit of,
reap the harvest;
strike oil [U.S.],
gain a windfall;
make one's fortune,
get in the harvest,
turn to good account;
turn to account
etc.
(use)
677.
triumph,
be triumphant;
gain a victory,
obtain a victory,
gain an advantage;
chain victory to one's car;
nail a coonskin to the wall.
surmount a difficulty,
overcome a difficulty,
get over a difficulty,
get over an obstacle
etc.
706;
se tirer d'affaire [Fr.];
make head against;
stem the torrent,
stem the tide,
stem the current;
weather the storm,
weather a point;
turn a corner,
keep one's head above water,
tide over;
master;
get the better of,
have the better of,
gain the better of,
gain the best of,
gain the upper hand,
gain the ascendancy,
gain the whip hand,
gain the start of;
distance;
surpass
etc.
(superiority)
33.
defeat,
conquer,
vanquish,
discomfit;
euchre;
overcome,
overthrow,
overpower,
overmaster,
overmatch,
overset†,
override,
overreach;
outwit,
outdo,
outflank,
outmaneuver,
outgeneral,
outvote;
take the wind out of one's adversary's sails;
beat,
beat hollow;
rout,
lick,
drub,
floor,
worst;
put down,
put to flight,
put to the rout,
put hors de combat [Fr.],
put out of court.
silence,
quell,
nonsuit†,
checkmate,
upset,
confound,
nonplus,
stalemate,
trump;
baffle
etc.
(hinder)
706;
circumvent,
elude;
trip up,
trip up the heels of;
drive into a corner,
drive to the wall;
run hard,
put one's nose out of joint.
settle,
do for;
break the neck of,
break the back of;
capsize,
sink,
shipwreck,
drown,
swamp;
subdue;
subjugate
etc.
(subject)
749;
reduce;
make the enemy bite the dust;
victimize,
roll in the dust,
trample under foot,
put an extinguisher upon.
answer,
answer the purpose;
avail,
prevail,
take effect,
do,
turn out well,
work well,
take,
tell,
bear fruit;
hit it,
hit the mark,
hit the right nail on the head;
nick it;
turn up trumps,
make a hit;
find one's account in.
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Roget 266:
travel,
journey,
course;
take a journey,
go a journey;
take a walk,
go out for walk
etc.
n.;
have a run;
take the air.
flit,
take wing;
migrate,
emigrate;
trek;
rove,
prowl,
roam,
range,
patrol,
pace up and down,
traverse;
scour the country,
traverse the country;
peragrate†;
circumambulate,
perambulate;
nomadize†,
wander,
ramble,
stroll,
saunter,
hover,
go one's rounds,
straggle;
gad,
gad about;
expatiate.
walk,
march,
step,
tread,
pace,
plod,
wend,
go by shank's mare;
promenade;
trudge,
tramp;
stalk,
stride,
straddle,
strut,
foot it,
hoof it,
stump,
bundle,
bowl along,
toddle;
paddle;
tread a path.
take horse,
ride,
drive,
trot,
amble,
canter,
prance,
fisk†,
frisk,
caracoler†,
caracole;
gallop
etc.
(move quickly)
274.
[start riding]
embark,
board,
set out,
hit the road,
get going,
get underway.
peg on,
jog on,
wag on,
shuffle on;
stir one's stumps;
bend one's steps,
bend one's course;
make one's way,
find one's way,
wend one's way,
pick one's way,
pick one's way,
thread one's way,
plow one's way;
slide,
glide,
coast,
skim,
skate;
march in procession,
file on,
defile.
go to,
repair to,
resort to,
hie to,
betake oneself to.
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Roget 734:
prosper,
thrive,
flourish;
be prosperous
etc.
adj.;
drive a roaring trade,
do a booming business;
go on well,
go on smoothly,
go on swimmingly;
sail before the wind,
swim with the tide;
run smooth,
run smoothly,
run on all fours.
rise in the world,
get on in the world;
work one's way,
make one's way;
look up;
lift one's head,
raise one's head,
make one's fortune,
feather one's nest,
make one's pile.
flower,
blow,
blossom,
bloom,
fructify,
bear fruit,
fatten.
keep oneself afloat;
keep one's head above water,
hold one's head above water;
land on one's feet,
light on one's feet,
light on one's legs,
fall on one's legs,
fall on one's feet;
drop into a good thing;
bear a charmed life;
bask in the sunshine;
have a good time of it,
have a fine time of it;
have a run of luck;
have the good fortune
etc.
n..
to;
take a favorable turn;
live on the fat of the land,
live off the fat of the land,
live in clover.
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Roget 302:
pass,
pass through;
perforate
etc.
(hole)
260;
penetrate,
permeate,
thread,
thrid†,
enfilade;
go through,
go across;
go over,
pass over;
cut across;
ford,
cross;
pass and repass,
work;
make one's way,
thread one's way,
worm one's way,
force one's way;
make a passage form a passage;
cut one's way through;
find its way,
find its vent;
transmit,
make way,
clear the course;
traverse,
go over the ground.
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Roget 282:
advance;
proceed,
progress;
get on,
get along,
get over the ground;
gain ground;
forge ahead;
jog on,
rub on,
wag on;
go with the stream;
keep one's course,
hold on one's course;
go on,
move on,
come one,
get on,
pass on,
push on,
press on,
go forward,
move forward,
come forward,
get forward,
pass forward,
push forward,
press forward,
go forwards,
move forwards,
come forwards,
get forwards,
pass forwards,
push forwards,
press forwards,
go ahead,
move ahead,
come ahead,
get ahead,
pass ahead,
push ahead,
press ahead;
make one's way,
work one's way,
carve one's way,
push one's way,
force one's way,
edge one's way,
elbow one's way;
make progress,
make head,
make way,
make headway,
make advances,
make strides,
make rapid strides
etc.
(velocity)
274;
go ahead,
shoot ahead;
distance;
make up leeway.
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