Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out of the way things to happen.
How to understand "get so much into the way"? Does it means"get in the way of ? "

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Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out of the way things to happen.
How to understand "get so much into the way"?  Does it means"get in the way of ? "

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Here, it means “got accustomed to” or “got into the habit of.”   The author chose this phrase “into the way” because of the wordplay/contrast with “out of the way” later in the sentence.  Here, “out of the way” means “unusual” or “strange.”

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