show the way

show the way

To guide someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "show" and "the." I've never been here before, so you need to show me the way. Your leadership has always shown the way for our company.
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show the way

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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show the ˈway

do something first so that other people can follow: The future lies in changing the way we do business, and this Internet company is showing the way.
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Olson combines genetic arguments with the history of medicine and the history of appearance more generally to show the ways in which the cultural meaning of the breast--and of its treatment--have been constructed over time.
The authors show the ways the artful arrangement and adornment of everyday objects and plants expresses the makers' experiences as well as cultural traditions.