one's way

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Phrase === one's way Preceded by a verb and followed by an adverbial prepositional phrase to express a successfully completed action in a literal or figurative space, where the verb denotes the means or manner of the action, while the prepositional phrase specifies the direction or goal of the action: Used to express a physical movement performed by the subject (especially in a forward direction). to force one's way in (figurative) Used to express an advance or progress made by the subject. to fight one's way into the final ==== Usage notes ==== In linguistics, this pattern is called the “way-construction”. This NP occurs in Direct Object position, but it is not semantically an argument of the verb; therefore, such constructions can not be passivised: *José's way was ploughed through the crowd by him. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References ===