way+of+doing
1way of doing things — index design (intent), practice (procedure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2way of doing something — have a nasty habit/way of doing something/ phrase used for talking about people or things that often behave or surprise you in an unpleasant way Drivers have a nasty habit of cutting this corner. These schemes have a nasty habit of becoming too… …
3go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… …
4have a way of doing something — phrase to have a special habit, especially an annoying one Ruth has a way of ignoring me that drives me mad. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: way * * * have a way of doing sth idiom …
5get into the way of doing something — british phrase to begin doing something regularly We’ve got into the way of spending Christmas abroad. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: way …
6get into of the way of (doing) something — get into/out of the way of (doing) sth idiom to become used to doing sth/to lose the habit of doing sth • The women had got into the way of going up on the deck every evening. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
7get out of the way of (doing) something — get into/out of the way of (doing) sth idiom to become used to doing sth/to lose the habit of doing sth • The women had got into the way of going up on the deck every evening. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
8go a long way towards doing something — if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie s medical treatment …
9go a some way towards doing something — go a long/some way towards doing sth idiom to help very much/a little in achieving sth • The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
10established way of doing things — index custom Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
