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

phrase

: to not block someone's path
He asked the children to keep out of his way while he made dinner.

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Related to that last point, EIA’s data clearly demonstrates that natural gas prices remain low in parts of the country where governments get out of the way of its production and delivery. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 When the accelerated electrons crashed into other electrons lingering in an open region downstream of the nozzle, the slower, subsonic electrons couldn’t get out of the way fast enough, and the liquid compressed. Quanta Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026 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 22 Jul. 2026.

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