pave the cowpath

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To formalize an existing de-facto practice. figuratively

词形变化

paves the cowpath present,singular,third-person paving the cowpath participle,present paved the cowpath participle,past paved the cowpath past

词源

Reflecting the theme that some paved roads of the 20th and 21st centuries were developed over existing rights of way such as earlier cowpaths and footpaths; see also Wikipedia at desire path.
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