in die Quere kommen

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Verb edit

in die Quere kommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt in die Quere, past tense kam in die Quere, past participle in die Quere gekommen, past subjunctive käme in die Quere, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to get in the way
    • 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, page 12:
      Wissen und Genuss kamen einander in Anna drin nicht in die Quere.
      Knowledge and pleasure never got in each other's way in Anna.

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