in someone's way
English
editPrepositional phrase
edit- Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of someone.
- I couldn't get to the door because there were too many people in my way.
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuchanka:
- Wrex: Shepard! Get that second hammer going!
Shepard: There's a Reaper in my way, Wrex!
Wrex: I know! You get all the fun!
- Of interest or relevance to someone.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- In the meantime, we had found nothing of any value but the silver and the trinkets, and neither of these were in our way.
Synonyms
edit- (obstructing or blocking): in something's way (thing), in the way of