beaten path
nounUK /ˈbiː.tən pɑːθ/
US /ˈbiː.tən pæθ/
A path that many people walk on so it becomes flat and easy to follow.
We followed the beaten path through the woods to the lake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The usual or ordinary way of doing something that most people follow.
She chose to leave the beaten path and start her own business.
3. A route or method that is well known and often used.
The guide took us off the beaten path to see hidden waterfalls.
4. A way of life or thinking that is conventional and unadventurous.
His ideas strayed far from the beaten path of traditional science.