in someone's way

Meanings

prepositional phrase

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.
1 more example
Wrex: Shepard! Get that second hammer going! Shepard: There's a Reaper in my way, Wrex! Wrex: I know! You get all the fun!
2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuchanka
Synonyms: 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.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

prepositional phraseObstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of someone.

adverbforming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction

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