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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in one's way

The ascent from this point carried us through forests of pollard oaks, in which it was quite impossible to see either a path or any obstacles which might lie in one's way.

From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by Rodwell, G. F.

Rarer still is the ability to use the material, when it falls in one's way.

From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William

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

An opening that isn't likely to come in one's way twice.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.

While as for Mr Bell, poor chap, and his sister, they were worse than noughts, being like in one’s way.

From Midnight Webs by Fenn, George Manville