carve sth out (for yourself)
— phrasal verb with carve uk/kɑːv/us/kɑːrv/verb [ I or T ]
to successfully create or get something, especially a work position, by working for it:
He hopes to carve out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.
She carved out a reputation for herself as an aggressive manager.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- attain
- bear
- go places idiom
- go the whole hog idiom
- grade
- groove
- have the last laugh idiom
- have your/its moments idiom
- kill
- rise
- somewhere
- stand out
- streak ahead
- succeed
- sunset
- take hold idiom
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