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In the way

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Adverb
  1. 1
    forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction wordnet
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  1. 1
    Obstructing, blocking, or hindering. idiomatic

    "I really wanted a clear photo of the president, but all the journalists were in the way."

  2. 2
    Around; present; able to be found. dated

    "First thing on the Monday morning, I went to the haberdasher's shop, opposite Mr. Trinkle's, the great upholsterer's in Cheapside. "Mr. Phibbs in the way?""

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