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pave the cowpath

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English

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Etymology

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Reflecting the theme that some paved roads of the 20th and 21st centuries were developed over existing rights of way such as earlier cowpaths and footpaths; see also Wikipedia at desire path.

Verb

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pave the cowpath (third-person singular simple present paves the cowpath, present participle paving the cowpath, simple past and past participle paved the cowpath)

  1. (figurative) To formalize an existing de-facto practice.
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