sacar adelante

to bring up

to get off the ground

sacar adelante(sah-kahr ah-deh-lahn-teh)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to provide for and give an education to)

a. to bring up

Flor y Cata son huérfanas, y fueron sus abuelos los que las sacaron adelante.

Flor and Cata are orphans, and it was their grandparents who brought them up.

Mi madre se quedó viuda muy joven, y tuvo que sacarnos adelante ella sola.

My mother became a widow when she was very young, and she had to bring us up on her own.

b. to give a good start in life

Los padres de Ana eran pobres, pero lograron sacarla adelante.

Ana's parents were poor, but they managed to give her a good start in life.

2. (to keep going)

a. to get off the ground

Tuvieron que invertir mucho dinero para sacar el proyecto adelante.

They had to invest a lot of money to get the project off the ground.

b. to make a success of

Conseguí sacar la zapatería adelante solo a base de mucho esfuerzo.

I managed to make a success of my shoe store only by working very hard.