be in the way; be a hindrance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
be in the way; be a hindrance; get underfoot
informalDescribes someone or something that physically or figuratively blocks or obstructs, preventing others from acting smoothly. Often used to complain about someone's presence being unhelpful.
Zán咱
men们
zǒu走
ba吧
，
bié别
zài在
zhè这
（
er儿
）
ài碍
shǒu手
ài碍
jiǎo脚
de的
。
Let's go, let's not be in the way here.
Chú厨
fáng房
tài太
xiǎo小
le了
，
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
zài在
lǐ里
miàn面
zhēn真
shì是
ài碍
shǒu手
ài碍
jiǎo脚
。
The kitchen is too small; the two kids are really getting in the way inside.
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Tā他
zài在
páng旁
biān边
zhǐ指
shǒu手
huà画
jiǎo脚
，
zhǐ只
huì会
ài碍
shǒu手
ài碍
jiǎo脚
。
Him giving orders from the sidelines only gets in the way.
Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
xiāng箱
zi子
bān搬
kāi开
，
tā它
men们
tài太
ài碍
shǒu手
ài碍
jiǎo脚
le了
。
Move these boxes away; they're too much of an obstruction.