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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The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been under criticism from all sides over the way the war in Gaza is going. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024 An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. LEGAL MATTERS TikTok is finding itself in the government’s legal crosshairs over the way the platform targets minors. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Already, there is criticism over the way that a single narrative has been adopted that lacks nuance. —

Anneliese M. Schenk-Day, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024 In fact, the family history in the wine industry, especially, goes back a long way, which has a strong influence over the way Renais gin was developed and tastes. —

Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for over the way