put in the way of

Idioms  

1. Also, put in one's way.

2. Obstruct or impede, as in The police put a traffic barrier in the way of northbound motorists , or I don't want to put anything in the way of your advancement . [c. 1500]

3. See in one's way , def. 2.

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Example Sentences

But, she says: "Eventually I realized that there was only so much that I could put in the way of my happiness, and acting made me happier than anything else."

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2018

Earlier, she had spoken of the obstacle her touring schedule put in the way of lasting romance.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

Show business is this comedy’s setting, but its real subject is connection, and the hurdles that people put in the way of it.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2016

Thus, I happen to have firsthand knowledge of the countless obstacles put in the way of ABDs—by outside forces, and by themselves—because it is my job to.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2014

In spiritual matters the same restrictions prevail, and the difficulties which are put in the way of the missionary work increase from day to day.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter