stand in the way

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stand in the way

  1. (typically with of) To impede the progress or achievement (of).
    They won't let their parents stand in the way of their love.
    I've committed so much to this business, and nothing will stand in the way.
    • 10 March 2021, “Prosecuting in the Police-less City: Police Abolition's Impact on Local Prosecutors”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 134, page 1880:
      Any municipality that has gone so far as to abolish its police department is already engaged in a groundbreaking process and these difficulties should not stand in the city's way.

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