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show the way

Idioms  

  1. Guide, as in This division has shown the way to bigger profits. This expression transfers the physical sense of guiding one in a particular direction. [Early 1500s] Also see lead the way.

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"And we're going to keep doing our show the way we've always done it - with enthusiasm and integrity..."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

“After Midnight,” which launched in January, gave Tomlinson a chance to be part of another team, and she relishes the fact that it isn’t “her” show the way a traditional late-night program would be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

I am here tonight to show the way forward.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

But they are not programming the show the way that Fox is programming the show: to keep viewers hooked, to keep viewers addicted.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

If they were still alive, they would have returned to show the way to some of the rest of the slaves.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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