make great strides

Idioms & Phrases

make great strides

Advance considerably, make good progress, as in He made great strides in his study of Latin. Since its earliest recorded use in 1600, this expression has taken a number of formsmake a wide stride, take strides, make rapid strides. All of them transfer a long walking step to other kinds of progress.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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