in someone's way

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in someone's way

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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.
Similar: in the way, in something's way, in the way of
Of interest or relevance to someone. In the meantime, we had found nothing of any value but the silver and the trinkets, and neither of these were in our way.

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@misc{in_someone_s_way_2026,
  title = {in someone's way},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20someone's%20way},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}