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 forms—make a wide stride, take strides, make rapid strides. All of them transfer a long walking step to other kinds of progress.
Words nearby make great strides
make free with,
make friends,
make fun of,
make good,
make good time,
make great strides,
make haste,
make haste slowly,
make hay while the sun shines,
make head or tail of,
make headway