in someone's way
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of someone.
prep_phrase
Of interest or relevance to someone.
Example Sentences
- "I couldn't get to the door because there were too many people in my way."
- "Wrex: Shepard! Get that second hammer going! Shepard: There's a Reaper in my way, Wrex! Wrex: I know! You get all the fun!"
- "In the meantime, we had found nothing of any value but the silver and the trinkets, and neither of these were in our way."