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

They were generally of a dull lead colour or of a deep brick red, and were very nasty-looking things to be coming everywhere in one's way, although quite harmless.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel

Pigs, dogs, and fowls were constantly in one's way, and the only cheering sign was the bright blaze and fragrant smell of the burning pine splinters.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

Half an hour's speed in times like these is worth a whole year in one's way to promotion.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James

In Paris, such a habit stood in one's way; in America, it roused all the instincts of native jealousy.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry

You can still touch her;—ay, and if the task be in one's way, can touch her gently, striving to bring her back to decency.

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony