phrasal
or out of one's way
1.
a. : out of or outside of the proper course of action : in the wrong : out of place
b. : wrong , amiss , improper
oblivious of having said anything out of the way — Gilbert Parker
2.
a. : off the beaten track : hard to reach or find : in or to a secluded place : some distance away
b. : unusual , remarkable
met nothing more out of the way than a cow eating and an old man walking — Virginia Woolf
3. : off the course one is following or intends to follow
this town is fifty miles out of his way
such a digression would take us too far out of our way
4.
a. : in or into such a position as not to obstruct
I'll move my car out of your way so that you can pull out of the driveway
: in or into a condition of having been already dealt with or accomplished
after the months of preparatory work are out of the way — American Fabrics
b. : in or into such a position as not to be run over or collided with
before your father backs the car out of the garage, get your doll out of the way
: out of the path of a dangerous advance
get out of the way of the train
out of harm's way
5. out of one's way , Brit : outside one's field of activity or interest : not in one's line
6. obsolete : not in the usual or proper place : lost , mislaid
7. out of one's way , obsolete : constituting or involving a loss on one's part
it may be ten pounds out of my way to be turned out of my work — John Nelson