blaze a trail

Idioms  

1. Find a new path or method; begin a new undertaking. For example, His research blazed a trail for new kinds of gene therapy. This expression was first used literally in the 18th century for the practice of marking a forest trail by making blazes, that is, marking trees with notches or chips in the bark. [Late 1800s]

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blaze a trail

One of the first to blaze a trail was Alek Wek, scouted in London in the 1990s after her family fled an earlier war.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

When will Santos blaze a trail to join her?

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2023

"Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," he wrote on social media.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2022

“Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” Albanese wrote on Twitter.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

Maybe we can blaze a trail from here to the nearest ranch on our way home, and send some one from there to come and cart the brute home for us.

From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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