carve out

carve out

Verb

Informal to make or create: to carve out a political career

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	carve out - establish or create through painstaking effort; "She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues" create - bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"
	2.	carve out - remove from a larger whole; "the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"