- blaze a trail
- Meaning
To lead the way.OriginLiterally to notch trees so that others can follow your path. In the USA notched trees are called 'blazed trees'.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
blaze a trail
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blaze a trail — phrase to be the first to do something new and important a great pioneer who blazed a trail for others to follow Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry: blaze * * * blaze a trail 1 : to show a trail with marks on… … Useful english dictionary
blaze a trail — {v. phr.} 1. To cut marks in trees in order to guide other people along a path or trail, especially through a wilderness. * /Daniel Boone blazed a trail for other hunters to follow in Kentucky./ 2. To lead the way; make a discovery; start… … Dictionary of American idioms
blaze a trail — {v. phr.} 1. To cut marks in trees in order to guide other people along a path or trail, especially through a wilderness. * /Daniel Boone blazed a trail for other hunters to follow in Kentucky./ 2. To lead the way; make a discovery; start… … Dictionary of American idioms
blaze a trail — ► blaze a trail 1) mark out a path or route. 2) be the first to do something; pioneer. Main Entry: ↑blaze … English terms dictionary
blaze a trail — verb a) To show the way or proceed rapidly. We dont want to blaze a trail when we can imitate something that has already been done. b) To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground … Wiktionary
blaze a trail — blaze a/the trail ► to be the first to do something new: »Netscape and Hotmail were both swallowed up after blazing the trail for larger, less agile competitors. »I m not blazing a trail for women, I m doing this for myself. Main Entry: ↑trail … Financial and business terms
blaze the trail — blaze a/the trail ► to be the first to do something new: »Netscape and Hotmail were both swallowed up after blazing the trail for larger, less agile competitors. »I m not blazing a trail for women, I m doing this for myself. Main Entry: ↑trail … Financial and business terms
blaze\ a\ trail — v. phr. 1. To cut marks in trees in order to guide other people along a path or trail, especially through a wilderness. Daniel Boone blazed a trail for other hunters to follow in Kentucky. 2. To lead the way; make a discovery; start something new … Словарь американских идиом
blaze a trail — mark out a path or route. → blaze … English new terms dictionary
blaze a trail — to do something different. The hospital has blazed a trail in children s care by giving them many things to do and allowing visitors at any hour … New idioms dictionary
blaze a trail — to be the first to do something new and important a great pioneer who blazed a trail for others to follow … English dictionary
