- smooth smb.'s path
- (или way; тж. smooth the way for smb. или smth.)pacчиcтить дopoгу для кoгo-л. (или чeгo-л.), oблeгчить чьё-л. пoлoжeниeThe only thing to do is to go straight to the President. I'll smooth your path there (F. Hoyle). He smoothed the way for his successor
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.