see one's way
verb
Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Roget 510:
foresee;
look forwards to,
look ahead,
look beyond;
scent from afar;
look into the future,
pry into the future,
peer into the future.
see one's way;
see how the land lies,
get the lay of the land,
see how the wind blows,
test the waters,
see how the cat jumps.
anticipate;
expect
etc.
507;
be beforehand
etc.
(early)
132;
predict
etc.
511;
foreknow,
forejudge,
forecast;
presurmise†;
have an eye to the future,
have an eye to the main chance;
respicere finem [Lat.];
keep a sharp lookout
etc.
(vigilance)
459;
forewarn
etc.
668.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Roget 698:
be skillful
etc.
adj.;
excel in,
be master of;
have a turn for
etc.
n..
know what's what,
know a hawk from a handsaw,
know what one is about,
know on which side one's bread is buttered,
know what's o'clock;
have cut one's eye teeth,
have cut one's wisdom teeth.
see one's way,
see where the wind lies,
see which way the wind blows;
have all one's wits about one,
have one's hand in;
savoir vivre [Fr.];
scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.].
look after the main chance;
cut one's coat according to one's cloth;
live by one's wits;
exercise one's discretion,
feather the oar,
sail near the wind;
stoop to conquer
etc.
(cunning)
702;
play one's cards well,
play one's best card;
hit the right nail on the head,
put the saddle on the right horse.
take advantage of,
make the most of;
profit by
etc.
(use)
677;
make a hit
etc.
(succeed)
731;
make a virtue of necessity;
make hay while the sun shines
etc.
(occasion)
134.
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Roget 705:
be easy
etc.
adj.;
go on smoothly,
run smoothly;
have full play
etc.
n.;
go on all fours,
run on all fours;
obey the helm,
work well.
flow with the stream,
swim with the stream,
drift with the stream,
go with the stream,
flow with the tide,
drift with the tide;
see one's way;
have all one's own way,
have the game in one's own hands;
walk over the course,
win at a canter;
make light of,
make nothing of,
make no bones of.
be at home in,
make it look easy,
do it with one's eyes closed,
do it in one's sleep
etc.
(skillful)
698.
render easy
etc.
adj.;
facilitate,
smooth,
ease;
popularize;
lighten,
lighten the labor;
free,
clear;
disencumber,
disembarrass,
disentangle,
disengage;
deobstruct†,
unclog,
extricate,
unravel;
untie the knot,
cut the knot;
disburden,
unload,
exonerate,
emancipate,
free from,
deoppilate†;
humor
etc.
(aid)
707;
lubricate
etc.
332;
relieve
etc.
834.
leave a hole to creep out of,
leave a loophole,
leave the matter open;
give the reins to,
give full play,
give full swing;
make way for;
open the door to,
open the way,
prepare the ground,
smooth the ground,
clear the ground,
open the way,
open the path,
open the road;
pave the way,
bridge over;
permit
etc.
760.
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