make one's way
Idioms-
Go in a particular direction or to a particular destination, as in I'm making my way to the china department , or How are we going to make our way through this underbrush? This usage was first recorded about 1400.
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Also, make one's own way . Advance in life by one's own efforts, His family hasn't much money so he'll just have to make his own way in the world . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
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I was thinking about Butler’s grandmother moving, having this chicken farm, and then her granddaughter becoming a well-known author and just that progression of trying to make one’s way in a place.
From Los Angeles Times
Bercow reintroduced to popular British lexicon the word “beetled,” meaning to make one’s way hurriedly, as in: Say it, sort it and move on.
From Washington Post
He knew firsthand how difficult it was to make one’s way as a filmmaker, and trying to do it under the shadow of a successful father promised to be that much harder.
From Los Angeles Times
Education matters in this country, and it is no longer good enough to graduate high school and make one’s way into the workforce, because the workforce is a hard road to travel to not only survive and be self-sufficient, but to truly find some sort of path beyond day-to-day living.
From Washington Times
The hall was densely crowded by this time, and it was becoming more and more difficult to make one's way in any given direction.
From Project Gutenberg
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