What does down the way mean?

down the way

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English

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"They live just down the way."
"Down the way, the road's divided. Paint me the places you have seen. Those who know what I don't know refer to the yellow, red, and green."
"I plan to publish my novel somewhere down the way."

up the way

up the way

down the road

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