place obstacles in the path

place obstacles in the path
place/put/obstacles in the path/way/ phrase
to deliberately try to stop someone from achieving something

They are putting obstacles in the way of peace.

Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym
Main entry: obstacle

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  • place obstacles in the way — place/put/obstacles in the path/way/ phrase to deliberately try to stop someone from achieving something They are putting obstacles in the way of peace. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal …   Useful english dictionary

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