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there are no two ways about it – there is no other possibility or explanation. ‘When you are in the army, you have to obey orders, no matter how unreasonable or stupid they may be. There are no two ways about it.’

to stand in someone’s way – to obstruct or hinder someone in his aims. ‘If you want to take a job abroad, don’t let me stand in your way.’

in a bad way – physically or mentally in a serious condition. ‘Your brother has had an accident. Will you go to the hospital at once; he’s in a bad way.’

not to know which way to turn – to be in desperate difficulties. ‘I was stranded in New York one winter without money or friends; I didn’t know which way to turn until the British Consulate helped me out.’

to put business someone’s way – to be the means of placing custom or orders with someone. ‘If you are interested, I can put some business your way.’

to fall by the wayside – to fail to achieve one’s aim, because of laziness, lack of strength or distractions. This phrase is generally used humorously. ‘My father put me into accountancy, but I am sorry to say I was one of those who fell by the wayside.’ The allusion is to Luke VIII, 5: ‘A Sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down and the fowls of the air devoured it’.

LANE

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  to go down memory lane – to revive old memories. ‘Let’s be sentimental, Joan, and go down memory lane this afternoon.‘
  

RIVER

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  to sell down the river – to betray, to act deceitfully towards. ‘When we went back to the bookie’s office to collect our winnings, he had already run off with the stakes; he had sold us down the river.’ The phrase was first used by the black slaves who were sold by their owners to plantation owners further down the Mississippi, where conditions were usually much harsher.