get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way

idiom

: to not block someone's path

He asked the children to keep out of his way while he made dinner.

Examples of get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The same game, Conroy, serving as the first-base umpire, failed to get out of the way of a line drive down the foul line, turning a potential extra-base RBI hit from Brett Wisely into an inning-ending out. —

Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024 Does a director just hire him and get out of the way, or is there more to getting the Oscar-winning actor to such theatrically manic heights? —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2024 That’s because Rule 9 of the International Navigational Rules of the Road requires that small vessels get out of the way of large vessels. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024 God gave you the brains to decide to get out of the way. —

Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way

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