idioms using “way”

way

Very, a lot

“Kato-san said he was way too tired to work late last night.”

Cuts both ways

Has a good effect and a bad effect

“The strong yen cuts both ways; it decreases the price of imported goods but it increases the price of exported goods for the foreign buyer.”

Mend one’s ways

To stop behaving badly and improve one’s behavior

“The teenager decided to mend his ways after he was caught shoplifting.”

Set in one’s ways

To have fixed habits that one is unwilling to change

“It will be difficult to get Maeda-san to change; she has run the department this way for the last 20 years and is set in her ways.”

Fall by the wayside

An activity has been stopped and then forgotten

“Our section used to conduct monthly training sessions but they fell by the wayside a few years ago.”