by the way |
used to add into a conversation something that is on a different subject. This may simply function as a quick interruption of the original discussion or it may serve to change the direction of the conversation completely. |
by way of |
by going through or along; via. [2 definitions] |
four-way |
giving access or passage in four directions. [2 definitions] |
get (something) one's way |
to manage to have (something) the way that one wants or prefers, regardless of the desires or objections of others. |
get one's way |
to manage to obtain one's particular wish or preference, regardless of the wishes or objections of others. |
give way |
to withdraw. [3 definitions] |
have (something) one's way |
to have (something) the way one wants, as opposed to the way that others might want it. |
have one's way |
to be granted one's particular desire or preferred way of doing something. |
in one's way |
in one's path or blocking one's path. [2 definitions] |
in the way |
blocking the path or field of vision, for one or for many. [2 definitions] |
Milky Way |
the galaxy that contains the earth, the sun, and the solar system, and that is visible in the night sky as a long ribbon of cloudlike clusters of stars from one horizon to the other. |
on one's way |
during one's journey to a place; enroute |
one-way |
proceeding in or restricting motion to a single direction. [3 definitions] |
out-of-the-way |
of a place, remote, secluded, or little frequented. [3 definitions] |
pave the way for |
to prepare for; make a ready or easy way for. |
right of way |
the right by law or custom for one vehicle, vessel, person, or the like to move ahead of or in front of another. [3 definitions] |
rub the wrong way |
to irritate or annoy. |
three-way |
designed to operate in three ways, esp. as a light bulb or electrical switch that operates on three different wattages. |
two-way |
permitting communication or travel in two, often opposite, directions. [3 definitions] |
under way |
making progress; moving ahead; advancing. [2 definitions] |