the way of doing it
31(be) well on the way to something something — be well on the way to sth/doing sth idiom to have nearly achieved sth and be going to achieve it soon • She is well on the way to recovery. • He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world. Main entry:… …
32laugh all the way to the bank — to be pleased about the profit earned from doing something. Team owners complain about the latest TV deal, but in fact they are laughing all the way to the bank. After we sold the house, my wife cried and I laughed all the way to the bank …
33get something out of the way — phrase to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasant I can’t wait to get all this housework out of the way. Thesaurus: to finish somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: way …
34along the way — during the time that something is happening or that you are doing something. I ve been in this job for thirty years and I ve picked up a good deal of expertise along the way. Along the way we ll also be studying French, history and geography …
35show the way — indicate the direction to be followed to a particular place ■ indicate what can or should be done by doing it first Morgan showed the way by becoming Deputy Governor of Jamaica * * * show the ˈway idiom to do sth first so that other people can… …
36place obstacles in the way — place/put/obstacles in the path/way/ phrase to deliberately try to stop someone from achieving something They are putting obstacles in the way of peace. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal …
37put obstacles in the way — place/put/obstacles in the path/way/ phrase to deliberately try to stop someone from achieving something They are putting obstacles in the way of peace. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal …
38that's the way — spoken used for encouraging someone when they are doing something well Put the car into gear and ease into the traffic. That s the way …
39get something out of the way — to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasant I can t wait to get all this housework out of the way …
40(the) line of least resistance — the line/path/of least resistance phrase the way of doing something that causes the fewest problems We took the path of least resistance and bought him the car he wanted. Thesaurus: ways of solving problemssynonym Main entry …
