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give way

1 yield to someone or something.

2 (of a support or structure) be unable to carry a load or withstand a force and so collapse or break.

3 allow someone or something to go first.

give way to

1 allow yourself to be overcome by or to succumb to (an emotion or impulse).

2 be replaced or superseded by.

go all the way (or the whole way)

1 continue a course of action to its conclusion.

2 have full sexual intercourse with someone. euphemistic

go out of your way make a special effort to do something.

have it your (own) way used in the imperative to indicate angrily that although you disagree with something said or proposed, you are not going to argue further. informal

have your way with have sexual intercourse with (someone) (typically implying that it is against their better judgement). humorous

lose your (or the) way no longer have a clear idea of your purpose or motivation in an activity or business.

my way or the highway things must either be done in the way I wish or not done at all. informal

2018Jeremy ClarksonSunday Times It won't make any difference in my house, where visitors face a simple choice: my way or the highway. I have my own very simple set of extra rules, which are: the word must be in common usage and you must be able to explain its meaning.

on the way out

1 going down in status, estimation, or favour; going out of fashion.

2 dying. informal

put someone in the way of give a person the opportunity of. dated

way to go used to express pleasure, approval, or excitement. North American informal

☞ The expression is apparently an abbreviation of 'That's the (right) way to go!'

1990Robert OliverMaking Champions You had Bechard shakin'. He wasn't gonna mess with you. Way to go!

☞ For other idioms containing way, see the entry for the main word in the idiom (for example, in the family way at family).