inroad /inˈrōd/

1. An incursion into an enemy's country
2. A raid
3. Encroachment

make inroads into

1. To make progress with
2. To use up large quantities of

• hip-hop
• hip-hops
• hip-huggers
• hip joint
• hip joint disease
• hip joints
• hip-knob
• hip-knobs
• hip-lock
• flying column
• Flying Corps
• flying doctor
• flying doctors
• flying dragon
• flying dragons
• Flying Dutchman
• flying fish
• flying fishes
• flying fox
• flying foxes
• flying frog
• flying frogs
• flying jib
• flying jibs
• flying leap