carvesomethingout (foryourself)
phrasal verbwithcarveverb[IorT]uk/kɑːv/us/kɑːrv/
tosuccessfullycreateor get something,especiallyaworkposition, byworkingfor it:
Hehopestocarveoutanichefor himself as aleadingresearcherin hisfieldofstudy.
Shecarvedout areputationfor herself as anaggressivemanager.
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- go the whole hogidiom
- grade
- kill
- rise
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
- streak ahead
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