to be out of somebody's way

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• keep out of somebody's way — keep/stay out of sb s ˈway idiom to avoid sb Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• stay out of somebody's way — keep/stay out of sb s ˈway idiom to avoid sb Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• take the mickey (out of somebody) — take the ˈmickey/ˈmick (out of sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind Syn: ↑tease, Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• take the mick (out of somebody) — take the ˈmickey/ˈmick (out of sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind Syn: ↑tease, Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• take it out on somebody — ˌtake it/sth ˈout on sb derived to behave in an unpleasant way towards sb because you feel angry, disappointed, etc, although it is not their fault • OK, so you had a bad day. Don t take it out on me. • She tended to take her frustrations out on… …   Useful english dictionary

• take something out on somebody — ˌtake it/sth ˈout on sb derived to behave in an unpleasant way towards sb because you feel angry, disappointed, etc, although it is not their fault • OK, so you had a bad day. Don t take it out on me. • She tended to take her frustrations out on… …   Useful english dictionary

• go out to somebody — ˌgo ˈout to sb derived if your thoughts, etc. go out to sb, you think about them in a kind way and hope that the difficult situation that they are in will get better • Main entry: ↑goderived …   Useful english dictionary

• worm something out of somebody — ˌworm sth ˈout of sb derived (informal) to make sb tell you sth, by asking them questions in a clever way for a long period of time • We eventually wormed the secret out of her. Main entry: ↑wormderived …   Useful english dictionary

• get a rise out of somebody — get a rise out of sb idiom to make sb react in an angry way by saying sth that you know will annoy them, especially as a joke Main entry: ↑riseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• take a leaf out of somebody's book — take a leaf from/out of sb s ˈbook idiom to copy sb s behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful Main entry: ↑leafidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• way — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way …   Dictionary of contemporary English