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.
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This heated gas has to get out of the way of the star, causing huge, expanding clouds of material to be sent billowing into space.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 May 2025
In public posts and comments to reporters, Mr. Trump has made his displeasure clear: The courts needed to get out of the way.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
That means one thing: give Giannis the ball and get out of the way.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Brennan Poole was unable to get out of the way as Creed came to a stop.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 May 2025
In public posts and comments to reporters, Mr. Trump has made his displeasure clear: The courts needed to get out of the way.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
That means one thing: give Giannis the ball and get out of the way.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Brennan Poole was unable to get out of the way as Creed came to a stop.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way
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“Get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fstay%2Fkeep%20out%20of%20someone%27s%2Fthe%20way. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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