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in the way of someone

('s plans) Go to in someone's way.

See also: of, way

in the way of something

as a kind of something; as a style of something. What do you have in the way of dress shoes? We have nothing in the way of raincoats.

See also: of, way

in the way of something

1. like something I realize this makes no sense to you – it is in the way of a private joke between my wife and me. Do you have anything in the way of house plants that don't need much light?

2. relating to something They did little in the way of training.

See also: of, way