get in the way of something

get in the way of something
get in the way (of (something)) to prevent something from happening.

Anger often gets in the way of understanding a situation.

We had almost reached an agreement, but some unimportant details got in the way.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • get in the way of something — phrase to prevent something from happening I never let unimportant details get in the way of a good plan. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: way …   Useful english dictionary

  • get in the way of something — to prevent something from happening I never let unimportant details get in the way of a good plan …   English dictionary

  • get in the way of — get in the way (of (something)) to prevent something from happening. Anger often gets in the way of understanding a situation. We had almost reached an agreement, but some unimportant details got in the way …   New idioms dictionary

  • get in the way — (of (something)) to prevent something from happening. Anger often gets in the way of understanding a situation. We had almost reached an agreement, but some unimportant details got in the way …   New idioms dictionary

  • get into the swing (of something) — informal phrase to become used to a new situation and to feel confident that you can deal with it I’ve been here a week, and I’m only just beginning to get into the swing of things. Thesaurus: to become familiar with a new situation or way of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get into the way of doing something — british phrase to begin doing something regularly We’ve got into the way of spending Christmas abroad. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: way …   Useful english dictionary

  • get into the way of doing something — British to begin doing something regularly We ve got into the way of spending Christmas abroad …   English dictionary

  • get something out of the way — phrase to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasant I can’t wait to get all this housework out of the way. Thesaurus: to finish somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: way …   Useful english dictionary

  • get something out of the way — get (something) out of the way to finish something first so that you can do something else. I got my required courses out of the way, and now I can study the things I m really excited about …   New idioms dictionary

  • get out of the way — get (something) out of the way to finish something first so that you can do something else. I got my required courses out of the way, and now I can study the things I m really excited about …   New idioms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”