62 PHRASE If something is on the way , it will arrive soon. □ The forecasters say more snow is on the way. □ She is married with twin sons and a third child on the way.
63 PHRASE You can use one way or another or one way or the other when you want to say that something definitely happens, but without giving any details about how it happens. [VAGUENESS ] □ You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other.
64 PHRASE You use one way or the other or one way or another to refer to two possible decisions or conclusions that have previously been mentioned, without stating which one is reached or preferred. □ We've got to make our decision one way or the other. □ I didn't really care one way or another.
65 PHRASE You use the other way around or the other way round to refer to the opposite of what you have just said. □ You'd think you were the one who did me the favor, and not the other way around.
66 PHRASE If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out , they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon. □ The British seaside holiday is apparently on the way out.
67 PHRASE If you go out of your way to do something, for example to help someone, you make a special effort to do it. □ He was very kind to me and seemed to go out of his way to help me.
68 PHRASE If you keep out of someone's way or stay out of their way , you avoid them or do not get involved with them. □ I'd kept out of his way as much as I could. □ He warned the army to stay out of the way of the relief effort.
69 PHRASE When something is out of the way , it has finished or you have dealt with it, so that it is no longer a problem or needs no more time spent on it. □ The plan has to remain confidential at least until the local elections are out of the way.
70 PHRASE If you go your own way , you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects. □ In school I was a loner. I went my own way.
71 PHRASE You use in the same way to introduce a situation that you are comparing with one that you have just mentioned, because there is a strong similarity between them. □ My parents are together and, if anything, closer than ever. In the same way, I also feel closer to both of them.
72 PHRASE You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. □ Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way. □ We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way.
73 PHRASE You can use that way or this way to refer to an action or situation that you have just mentioned, when you go on to mention the likely consequence or effect of it. □ Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.
74 PHRASE If an activity or plan is under way , it has begun and is now taking place. □ A full-scale security operation is now under way. □ The court case got under way last autumn.
75 PHRASE Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods. [AM , also BRIT , INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ He re-ran the experiment every which way he could.
76 PHRASE Every which way is used to emphasize that things move in a lot of different directions or are arranged in a lot of different positions. [AM , also BRIT , INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ …cars parked every which way.
77 PHRASE You can say ' Way to go ' to show that you are pleased or impressed by something someone has done. □ As he left, the fans broke into applause and someone called out 'Way to go, Mike'.
78 to see the error of your ways → see error
-way /-we I /
1 COMB -way combines with numbers to form adjectives that describe a means of communication that functions or takes place between the stated number of people. □ …a two-way radio. □ …a system of three-way communication.
2 → see also one-way , two-way
way|lay /we I le I , [AM ] -le I / (waylays , waylaying , waylaid ) VERB If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you. □ [V n] The trucks are being waylaid by bandits. □ I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
wa y of li fe (ways of life )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing, oft poss N , adj N ] A way of life is the behaviour and habits that are typical of a particular person or group, or that are chosen by them. □ [+ of ] Mining activities have totally disrupted the traditional way of life of the Yanomami Indians.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe a particular activity as a way of life for someone, you mean that it has become a very important and regular thing in their life, rather than something they do or experience occasionally. □ [+ for ] She likes it so much it's become a way of life for her.
wa y-ou t ADJ If you describe someone or something as way-out , you are critical of them because they are very unusual, often in a way that is very modern or fashionable. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ They will not allow your more way-out ideas to pass unchallenged.
way|side /we I sa I d/ (waysides )
1 N‑COUNT The wayside is the side of the road. [LITERARY ]
2 PHRASE If a person or plan falls by the wayside , they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do. □ Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough.
wa y sta|tion (way stations )