get in the way (of (something))

to prevent something from happening.

Anger often gets in the way of understanding a situation.

We had almost reached an agreement, but some unimportant details got in the way.

• hold something against
• hold something against someone
• hold something back
• hold something in check
• hold something over
• hold sway
• hold the fort
• hold the key
• hold the line
• hold the line on
• hold the line on something
• hold the purse strings
• hold the whip hand
• hold to
• hold tongue
• hold to ransom
• hold to something
• hold up
• hold up someone
• hold up something
• hold water
• hold with
• hold with doing something
• hold with something
• hold your breath