out of the way

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌout of the ˈway idiom
1. no longer stopping sb from moving or doing sth
• I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past.
• I didn't say anything until Dad was out of the way.
2. finished; dealt with
•Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.
3. used in negative sentences to mean ‘unusual’
•She had obviously noticed nothing out of the way.
see also ↑out-of-the-way
Main entry: ↑way_idiom