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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Robles tried to get out of the way but to no avail.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Just please put the 7-day forecast on the screen and get out of the way.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
More often than not, the best thing the California Legislature could do is get out of the way of the private sector.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
So, just recently, in – in the Midwest, that work by NOAA and the weather forecasting system and the labs helped give information about how to get out of the way of a tornado two hours in advance, not 15 minutes or 13 minutes, but two hours.
—CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Just please put the 7-day forecast on the screen and get out of the way.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
More often than not, the best thing the California Legislature could do is get out of the way of the private sector.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
So, just recently, in – in the Midwest, that work by NOAA and the weather forecasting system and the labs helped give information about how to get out of the way of a tornado two hours in advance, not 15 minutes or 13 minutes, but two hours.
—CBS News, 13 July 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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