in one's way

Idioms  

1. Also, in one's own way . According to one's personal manner. For example, She's brusque but kind in her own way , or Both of them are generous in their way . This phrase is often used to limit an expression of praise, as in the examples. [c. 1700]

2. Also, put in one's way ; put in the way of . Before one, within reach or experience, as in That venture put an unexpected sum of money in my way , or He promised to put her in the way of new business . [Late 1500s]

3. in someone's way Also, in the way . In a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere with someone or something. For example, That truck is in our way , or You're standing in the way; please move to one side . [c. 1500]

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Example Sentences

The essence of his unsystematic system is that one should give oneself freely up to what the gods throw in one's way.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper

I have no desire to compose an Essay on the Land Question; but it is absolutely impracticable to discuss Irish social economy without finding the Land Question in one's way.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

Here, take my overcoat; my watch also—as evidence of good faith and because it gets in one's way, climbing.…

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I have no objection to peasant huts, particularly when their thatched roofs are overgrown with green moss, and misanthropic widows are seldom in one's way.

From Erlach Court by Schubin, Ossip

"You really think it stands in one's way," she said reflectively, "you really think it a disadvantage, to be a woman?"

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas