make headway

jelentés / meaning: 
előrehalad valamivel (szó szerint és átvitt értelemben is), halad valamivel, boldogul valamivel

make headway =to achieve progress
headway=progress , especially in difficult circumstances 

"This soldier struggles to make headway against a gale."

példák / examples:
  • We are making little headway with the negotiations.
  • We hope scientists are able to continue to make headway against cancer.
  • We haven't made any headway with this project
  • With Freda's help, we made headway.  
  • The boat made slow headway against the tide.
  • We just couldn't make any significant headway despite having the benefit of a stiff breeze behind our backs.