blaze a trail

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blaze a trail (third-person singular simple present blazes a trail, present participle blazing a trail, simple past and past participle blazed a trail)

1. (idiomatic) To show the way or proceed rapidly.
2. (idiomatic) To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.

   We don't want to blaze a trail when we can imitate something that has already been done.