stand in the way
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Verb
- (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.
Translations
to impede the progress of
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