get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way
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: to not block someone's path
He asked the children to keep out of his way while he made dinner.
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Brandon Lowe, 11 The second baseman’s streak was kept alive at eight games against the Orioles last Thursday evening when his grounder hit teammate Danny Jansen between first and second as the latter attempted to get out of the way.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Brown’s 95 mph sinker ran in, and Neto, who crowds the plate, couldn’t get out of the way.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 June 2025
To resolve the standoff, Democrats and others demanded that Biden federalize National Guard soldiers in Texas and order them to stand down and get out of the way of federal immigration agents.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Audiences don’t know who — if anyone — will get out of the way and survive.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Brown’s 95 mph sinker ran in, and Neto, who crowds the plate, couldn’t get out of the way.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 June 2025
To resolve the standoff, Democrats and others demanded that Biden federalize National Guard soldiers in Texas and order them to stand down and get out of the way of federal immigration agents.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Audiences don’t know who — if anyone — will get out of the way and survive.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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