0 to cause a situation to exist, especially a bad one, after you have gone: --
The army left a trail of destruction behind them.
1 to be more succesful than someone you are competing with: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.