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пробивать себе дорогу stresses
gen.	make one's way; bullock; force one's way through; carve one's way; thrust one's way
dipl.	climb
fig.	make way (в жизни; in the world); make one’s way in the world
Gruzovik, fig.	make one's way
Makarov.	carve way; drag oneself up by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); lift oneself by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); lift oneself up by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); make one's way in life; raise oneself by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); raise oneself up by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); thrust one's way; drag oneself by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи); pull oneself by one's bootstraps (без посторонней помощи)

пробивать себе дорогу: 31 phrases in 4 subjects

Figurative	3
General	7
Makarov	20
Mass media	1