clear away obstacles; overcome hardships
Meanings
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clear away brambles and thorns; remove obstacles and difficulties
commendatoryLiterally means 'to push aside thorns and cut brambles'. Used metaphorically to describe a pioneer spirit, breaking new ground or clearing the way for progress. Often has a commendatory tone.
The project was extremely challenging, but their team cleared away all obstacles and completed it successfully in the end.
The researchers cleared a path through the thicket, overcoming countless difficulties in the development of this new technology.
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The pioneers blazed a trail through the wilderness, opening up this fertile land for us.
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overcome all kinds of hardships; struggle through difficulties
commendatorySpecifically emphasizes the arduous struggles and difficulties faced during the process of starting a business or a new endeavor.
In the early days of the company's founding, they started from scratch and struggled through countless hardships to achieve today's scale.
The path of entrepreneurship is full of challenges, requiring us to have the courage to fight our way through difficulties.
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Thinking back to the days when he struggled through hardships to build his business, he was filled with emotion.