He's always gone his own way when it comes to design
covered
We walked along the covered way to the science building
VERB + WAY
go
I'm going your way, so we can walk together
(figurative)
When we finished school, we all went our separate ways
go out of (figurative)
She went out of her way to help them
keep/stay out of (figurative)
Let's keep out of her way while she's in such a bad mood
bar, block, get in, stand in
A fallen tree blocked the way
(figurative)
He wanted to go to university and would let nothing stand in his way. | clear, pave, prepare, smooth (all figurative) The withdrawal of troops should clear the way for a peace settlement
give, make (= allow sb/sth to go first or take your place)
Give way to traffic already on the roundabout. Make way for the Lord Mayor! Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland
(figurative)
The storm gave way to bright sunshine
edge, feel, inch, make, push, thread, weave, wend, wind, work
He edged his way along the wall. The river wound its way through the valley
cut, elbow, fight, force, hack, pick, shoulder
We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks
(figurative)
She fought her way up to the top of the company
bluff, talk, trick (figurative)
She bluffed her way through the exam
lose
She lost her way in the fog
(figurative)
This project seems to have lost its way
find
He couldn't find a way through the bracken
(figurative)
We will eventually find a way out of the crisis
ask (sb)
She asked him the way to the station
tell sb
know
Do you know the way?
come
(figurative) Have any interesting articles come your way recently?
PREP
along the ~
We saw a dreadful accident along the way
in the/your ~
There were several rocks in the way
out of the/your ~
Could you please get those boxes out of my way?
on the/your ~
We stopped for a snack on the way here
out of the/your ~
The supermarket is a bit out of my way
~ across
The way across the fields is longer but pleasanter
~ from, ~ out of
Can you tell me the way out of here?
~ through
The way through the woods is quicker
~ to
the easiest way from my house to yours
PHRASES
take the easy way out
He took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for him
the way back/down/forward/here/home/in/out/over/ there/up