to make headway with sb

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• make headway — ► to make progress: »Banking legislation appears to be making headway in Congress. make headway in doing sth »According to reports, the Federal Reserve has made headway in slowing growth to a moderate pace while restraining inflation. make… …   Financial and business terms

• make headway — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …   Useful english dictionary

• make\ headway — v. phr. To move forward; make progress. The university is making headway with its campus reorganization project. •• to make progress in a particular direction, in spite of any problems or difficulties …   Словарь американских идиом

• make headway — {v. phr.} To move forward; make progress. * /The university is making headway with its campus reorganization project./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• make headway — {v. phr.} To move forward; make progress. * /The university is making headway with its campus reorganization project./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• make headway — 1) to make progress with something that you are trying to achieve They have made some headway towards resolving the dispute. 2) to move forwards, especially when it is difficult …   English dictionary

• To make free with — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• make headway — progress, get ahead    With Freda s help, we made headway. We learned to write …   English idioms

• make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• headway — head|way [ˈhedweı] n make headway a) to make progress towards achieving something used especially when this is difficult make headway towards/in/with etc ▪ Foreign firms have made little headway in the U.S. market. b) to move forwards used… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …   Universalium