to stand in sb's path

  • 1stand in someone's path — stand in someone’s way/path/ phrase to try to stop someone from doing something If you want to marry him, we won’t stand in your way. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym …

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  • 2path — W2S2 [pa:θ US pæθ] n plural paths [pa:ðz US pæðz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(track)¦ 2¦(way through something)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(plan)¦ 5 somebody s paths cross ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: pAth] 1.) …

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  • 3stand in someone's way — stand in someone’s way/path/ phrase to try to stop someone from doing something If you want to marry him, we won’t stand in your way. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym …

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  • 4path — noun plural paths, (C) 1 TRACK a track that people walk along over an area of ground: I walked nervously up the path towards the front door. | A path had been worn across the grass. 2 WAY THROUGH STH a way through something, that is made by… …

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  • 5path — noun 1 way across land ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ steep ▪ winding ▪ cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt …

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  • 6Stand by the River — Infobox Musical name= Stand by the River subtitle= caption= Carey Brown, Gary Giles, James Gwathney and Christine Clemmons in the Swarthmore College Presentation of Stand By The River music= Mark Sutton Smith lyrics= Mark Sutton Smith book=… …

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  • 7stand — stand1 [ stænd ] (past tense and past participle stood [ stud ] ) verb *** ▸ 2 move to upright position ▸ 3 put foot on/in something ▸ 4 be in particular position ▸ 5 remain without moving ▸ 6 be in situation/state ▸ 7 be particular height ▸ 8… …

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  • 8stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… …

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  • 9Stand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) — A stand (スタンド sutando ) is a supernatural power in the manga and anime JoJo s Bizarre Adventure. When first presented, the kanji used is 幽波紋 yuuhamon with スタンド over it; it means ghostly ripple and it is similar to ripple of the first two Parts.… …

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  • 10stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… …

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