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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Conventional leadership advice usually says a CEO should build a top-tier exec team and get out of the way.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Putin appeared to warn European leaders and Zelensky to stay out of the way of what was a work-in-progress, even though the fate of Ukraine impacts them directly.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Best thing for Democrats to do is to stay out of the way.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
Another rule was that parents had to stay out of the way.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Putin appeared to warn European leaders and Zelensky to stay out of the way of what was a work-in-progress, even though the fate of Ukraine impacts them directly.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Best thing for Democrats to do is to stay out of the way.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
Another rule was that parents had to stay out of the way.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
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