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Idiom

see one's way clear to

Meaning

To manage to commit oneself to (a decision or course of action).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I hope you can see your way clear to helping me today.”

“If you can see your way clear to approving this budget, we can start the project next week.”

“The director wondered if the board could see their way clear to supporting the new initiative despite the current financial uncertainty.”

Examples

simple

“I hope you can see your way clear to helping me today.”

contextual

“If you can see your way clear to approving this budget, we can start the project next week.”

complex

“The director wondered if the board could see their way clear to supporting the new initiative despite the current financial uncertainty.”

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