over the way

idiom

British
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live over the way from us.

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Bring old Xbox games to PC Microsoft has made a lot of hay over the way recent Xbox consoles can play games dating all the way back to the original Xbox. Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025 But in the politics of the AfD, Amann sees an underlying sense of grievance over the way Germans were treated after losing World War II. Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025 Roark’s departure comes amid concern and consternation in the news division over Donald Trump’s attacks on 60 Minutes over the way that the show edited an interview with Kamala Harris. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025 In terms of the action, Ritchson isn’t shy in expressing his disappointment—and potentially getting himself in big trouble—over the way the action played out in Reacher Season 2. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over the way

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“Over the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20way. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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