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One's Phrase Means Person Space Eslpod 0559 We 0792 Eslpod Ending

Id ESLPod_0559_WE_0792
Episode Id ESLPod 559
Episode Title Ending a Restaurant Meal
Phrase to be out of (one's) way
Text The phrase "to be out of (one's) way" means to not be in a place where one interferes with what another person wants to do, or to not block or fill the space that one needs to use for something else: "Can you get all that stuff out of my way? There isn't enough room on the counter to cook." The phrase "to be in (someone's) way" means to be using the space that another person needs, or to be blocking the path that someone wants to take: "I can't turn right, because that other car is in my way." The phrase "to be out of (one's) way" also means to be in a very inconvenient location, far from where one was planning to go: "We hardly ever go to the new park, because it's really out of our way."
Topics Food + Drink

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