to head towards, take the road for / to do whatever necessary to achieve a goal, head for, go down the road

(maritime) on the leeward side, on the side protected from the wind

(informal) in the crosshairs

(figuratively) to lose the thread

(figuratively) to lay the groundwork, to prepare the ground

(figuratively) to cut out the dead wood, to clean house (to get rid of personnel that are unproductive, to get rid of the old to make room for the new)

(literally) to abandon ship (to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom) / (figuratively) to abandon ship (to leave a person or organization when things become difficult)

(informal) nearby, around here

(transitive with à) (informal, figuratively) to leave someone holding the baby, to palm a problem off to someone, to unload a problem unto someone

to go through the roof / to break new ground, to trailblaze, to be innovative