pave the road for sb/sth

為(某事)作好準備, 為...鋪路

e.g. “Berlusconi’s resignation paves the way for a new administration more willing to pass the much-needed fiscal reforms,"
貝盧斯科尼的辭職為成立一個推動金融改革的新政府掃清了道路。

Such opinions pave the way for social change.

這種主張為社會變革鋪路。