to clear the way for sth为某事扫清障碍
The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government.首相今天的辞职为组建新政府扫清了道路。
A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.柏林的一家法院已撤销对他的指控, 这样他离开德国就没有了障碍。