Be in the way

Be in the way

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is à in á NC ó NGM à ng, which means it's difficult to comply with orders due to hindrance. It's a euphemistic refusal of the other party's request. It's from three dozen ZHUJIAZHUANG.

Idiom usage

Please forgive me for being in the way.

Analysis of Idioms

It's difficult to obey

The origin of Idioms

The first scene of the first act of "three strikes at ZHUJIAZHUANG" says: "you should have put Shiqian back when you go back to restore the official Li, but he is a bandit in Liangshan and is in the way."

Idiom explanation

Hindrance: hindrance; obedience: obedience. It is difficult to comply with orders due to obstruction. It is a euphemistic refusal of the other party's request.