"abrirse camino" in English

They bombed, shot and murdered their way to success at the ballot box.

you have to cut through all the academic jargon to get to the heart of the matter

Without credibility, even a comprehensible message does not come across.

The Commission, let us recall, failed to get its way in the 2005 Regulation.

It must now be clear to the honourable Member that sport is starting to make its presence felt.

it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

he had to fight hard to get on in life

It is important for third country nationals to be given the opportunity of making headway with their lives in their new countries.

These, too, must be protected.

he's done well for himself

to plough through

Mr President, the European Union is an economic superpower which is trying to carve a role for itself in the world.

to plow through

In the past 50 years we have seen women striding forward and pushing themselves forward to make sure these inequalities are removed.

to cut through

to push through

So the presidency had to steer a path between one set of mighty events and another without having any of that timetable fall into its own lap.

to make one's way

It is a hypocritical situation, if you ask me, because these companies now have a finger in all sorts of pies and are paving the way for the free market.

Similarly, it is incomprehensible that, nowadays, an unemployed person looking for work in another European country should lose the right to benefits after only three months.