in the way of | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)In relation to; in connection with;with respect to.1851June –1852April,Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter 12, inUncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume(please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.:John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, published20 March 1852,→OCLC:He had seen Death many times, - met himin the way oftrade, and got acquainted with him.1879,Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 13, inTravels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, 1st American edition, Boston, Mass.:Roberts Brothers,→OCLC:Of what that involvesin the way ofdoctrine I have no idea nor the time to inform myself.2011September 2, Sonia van Gilder Cooke, “Harvard's a Bargain — If You're From the U.K.”, inTime:Certainly their extracurricular talentsin the way ofsport have not gone unnoticed.; (idiomatic)In or into a position of being likely toobtain, toattain, or toachieve.1881,Mark Twain[pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 34, inThe Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages, Montreal, Que.: Dawson Brothers,→OCLC:The King sought out the farmer who had been branded and sold as a slave . . . and put himin the way ofa comfortable livelihood.1891,Thomas Hardy, chapter IV, inTess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented[…], volume(please specify |volume=I to III), London:James R[ipley]Osgood, McIlvaine and Co.,[…],→OCLC:But it would certainly put herin the way ofa grand marriage.1990,Stephen King, chapter 59, inThe Stand:I amin the way ofknowing that one of you will not reach your destination, but I don’t know which will be the one to fall. I amin the way ofknowing that the rest will be taken before this manFlagg, who is not a man at all but a supernatural being. [...] It’s not my place to argue with you, or convince, but only to put youin the way ofunderstanding God’s plan for you.; (idiomatic)Similarto; as aninstanceof; as akindof.1860December –1861August,Charles Dickens, chapter XIX, inGreat Expectations[…], volume I, London:Chapman and Hall,[…], published October 1861,→OCLC,page328:"My dear young friend, rely upon my doing my little all in your absence, by keeping the fact before the mind of Joseph.—Joseph!" said Mr. Pumblechook,in the way ofa compassionate adjuration.1906,O. Henry,The Gift Of The Magi:I don't think there's anythingin the way ofa haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seein the way,‎of.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seein,‎the,‎way,‎of.

Examples:

EN: But you place many obstacles in the way of that freedom!
ES: ¡Pero usted obstruye el medio de esa libertad con múltiples obstáculos!
EN: Money means a lot in the way of comfort and peace.
ES: El dinero significa mucho. Ofrece comodidades y tranquilidad.
EN: Our dogs, headed by Scotty, an Airedale with a Viking's heart, pursued the hippos and got in the way of the guns.
ES: Nuestros perros, encabezados por Scotty, un terrier con corazón de vikingo, persiguió a los hipopótamos y se interpuso en el camino de las armas.
EN: "I've been assured that as far as the empire is concerned, little stands in the way of dethronement."
ES: Tengo la garantía de que, por parte del Reino... no van a haber ninguna clase de dificultades para el destronamiento.
EN: Are you looking for something in the way of shoes?
ES: ¿Busca algún modelo en concreto?
EN: I won't stand in the way of your conquests any longer.
ES: No voy a quedarme mucho tiempo en tu camino de éxitos.
EN: Look here, I put you in the way of a good thing.
ES: Mira, te puse en camino de algo bueno.
EN: Is the need for your name on a diploma to stand in the way of God's plans?
ES: ¿Un nombre va a contrariar los planes del Señor?
EN: Oh I see, they get in the way of your legs when you are running.
ES: Entiendo, se te cruzan entre las piernas cuando corres.
EN: Besides, I want to get it all cleaned up now... so that nothing will stand in the way of our happiness.
ES: Además, quiero limpiar todo ahora... para que nada se interponga en el camino de nuestra felicidad.
EN: You shouldn't put obstacles in the way of a man trying to earn his living.
ES: No debería poner obstáculos en el camino de un hombre tratando de ganarse la vida.
EN: Yes, now what will you do in the way of decorating?
ES: ¿Qué reformas estaría dispuesto a hacer?
EN: - What have you in the way of steaks?
ES: - ¿Qué bistecs tiene para mí?
EN: I ain't got much to offer the boys in the- in the way of rhetoric.
ES: La retórica no es lo mío.
EN: I know that you wouldn't stand in the way of my success.
ES: Sé que no querrías ser un obstáculo para mi éxito.

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