well-worn path

collocation in English

meaningsofwell wornandpath

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well-worn
adjective
uk
/ˌwel ˈwɔːn/us
/ˌwel ˈwɔːrn/
Well worn clothes have been worn often and are ...
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path
noun[C]
uk
/pɑːθ/us
/pæθ/
a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something ...
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(Definition ofwell-wornandpathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwell-worn path

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Governments are content to run along well-tried and now well-worn paths in dealing with housing problems.
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If, however, you stick to the old ways and tread the smooth and well-worn paths, then we reserve the right to disagree with you and even to oppose you.
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The voles try to prevent being caught by avoiding open areas of ground, by using underground tunnels and well-worn paths through the undergrowth.
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I remember holding his hand, being led on walks along well-worn paths, made by him, listening to and witnessing the unfolding natural world.
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The well-worn paths along which the sheep traveled during their migrations were referred to as tratturi.
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I have said that subjectivism is awell-wornpath.
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The road to such faith is awell-wornpath, the epistemological tenet of subjectivism.
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In this respect - that is, of moving from successful critique to more problematic issues - postprocessualism as an intellectual movement in archaeology was following awell-wornpath.
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They proceeded on thewell-wornpath, constantly trotting out that the onus lies on the person who makes the assertion.
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I cannot see any argument for those who say that we should risk nothing, that there is awell-wornpathfor us to follow.
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I hate to tread awell-wornpath, but history in 13 years showed that generosity was the least of their qualities.
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Let me repeat: this debate has encouraged me to keep going along thewell-wornpathand to make sure that this time we will be successful.
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We may have lost some of our illusions, but we need to beware lest we follow the fatal,well-wornpathof illusion, disillusion leading to delusion.
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Is he aware that he is following exactly the samewell-wornpathto the worst of all possible worlds that was trodden by his predecessors in that office?
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We must all tread thewell-wornpath.
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A very nice steady hike that climbs along awell-wornpath.
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However, this particular frontier has been well mined, and large parts of this book tread well-worn paths.
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It became awell-wornpath.
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The atmosphere was humid, and the well-worn paths of game (buffalo, rhinoceros and lion) indicated that these places were utilised by numbers of animals coming to the river to drink.
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I appreciate the need for harmonisation, but we have well-worn paths in these matters.
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