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show the way

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show the way (third-person singular simple present shows the way, present participle showing the way, simple past showed the way, past participle shown the way)

To indicate the correct method or approach for doing something.

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Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is Himself the way. Karl Barth

We can show the way. We can make dust -- or eat dust. Lawton Chiles

The number of those who do selfless public service and those who serve without expecting any return, should increase. Their sterling qualities should show the way to the people at large. Their life would be a model to show how man should conduct himself in public life. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

It is not easy to show the way to a blind man. Italian Proverb

The blind man would like to show the way to others. African Proverb

Many will show the way after the carriage has overturned. Turkish Proverb

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