in someone's way

English

Prepositional phrase

in someone's way

1. 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!

2. 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

• (obstructing or blocking): in something's way (thing), in the way of