cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks; lay paving over:the yard at the front was paved with flagstones (as adjective paved)a paved area
pave the way for
create the circumstances to enable (something) to happen or be done:the proposals will pave the way for a resolution to the problem
the streets are paved with gold
used to suggest that it is easy to become rich and successful in a particular place:few people now imagine that the streets of New York, Paris, or London are paved with gold