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• find its way — phrase if something finds its way somewhere, it is in that place but you do not know how it arrived there Somehow the letter had found its way onto my boss’s desk. Thesaurus: to be in a particular position or placesynonym Main entry: find * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• pay its way — pay its (or one s) way (of an enterprise or person) earn enough to cover its (or one s) costs some students are paying their way through college * * * pay its ˈway idiom (of a business, etc.) to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it… …   Useful english dictionary

• pay its way — ► if a business pays its way, it makes at least the same amount of money as it costs to operate: »When Swan Lake reached the West End, there had to be eight performances a week for the production to pay its way. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

• pay its way — if a machine or a piece of equipment pays its way, using it saves you more money than it costs to buy or keep. Our new combine harvester should be paying its way by next year …   New idioms dictionary

• wing its way — wing (your)/its way to fly or travel very fast. Within a few hours the package will be winging its way across the Atlantic …   New idioms dictionary

• find its way — if something finds its way somewhere, it is in that place but you do not know how it arrived there Somehow the letter had found its way onto my boss s desk …   English dictionary

• wing its way — wing your/its/way phrase to go or to be sent quickly from one place to another A letter from him is probably winging its way to you right now. Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• on its way — ► on the (or its) way about to arrive or happen. Main Entry: ↑way …   English terms dictionary

• find its way to … — find your/its ˈway (to/into…) idiom to come to a place or a situation by chance or without intending to • He eventually found his way into acting. Main entry: ↑findidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• be on its way — be on the/its/way phrase to be about to arrive or happen Your parcel is on its way. Economists fear a recession is on the way. on the/​its way to (doing) something: Ballro …   Useful english dictionary

• make (its) way (somewhere) — to reach a place or condition. The product should be making its way into retail stores in a few months. Mary s poems finally made their way into print …   New idioms dictionary