stand in the way
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To “stand in the way” is to try to stop or prevent something from happening.
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Transcript:
She eventually discovers this make shift classroom on the side of a road and promptly sits down to learn. And Wadley, we see, won’t let her family’s poverty stand in the way.
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Examples:
•I am going to be able to make my plans come true no matter what stands in my way.
•Corruption is standing in the way of this large-scale project.
•No other woman could stand in her way if she has made up her mind.
•The HIV stigma is standing in the way of totally eradicating AIDS from African countries.
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