get in the way



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.
See also: get, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WilfWILFEnglish
BrÍD-Irish
Altwidus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Eladio-Spanish
Pascaline-French
Antonoahn-TO-noEsperanto