Hit the road-When people hit the road, they leave a place to go somewhere else.ġ9. Go to town- Someone who goes to town does something enthusiastically and as completely as possible, especially if this involves spending a lot of money.ġ8. Go play in traffic- This phrase is an unkind way of telling someone to go away.ġ7.
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Full throttle-If you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can.ġ6. Fifth wheel-(USA) A fifth wheel is something unnecessary or useless.ġ5. Fall off the wagon-If someone falls off the wagon, they start drinking after having given up completely for a time.ġ4. Fall off the back of a lorry- (UK) If someone tries to sell you something that has fallen of the back of a lorry, they are trying to sell you stolen goods.ġ3. Country mile-(USA) A country mile is used to describe a long distance.ġ2. Cool your jets-(USA) If someone is angry or unsettled, telling them to cool their jets means they should calm down.ġ1. Climb on the bandwagon- When people climb on the bandwagon they do something because it is popular and everyone else is doing it.ġ0. Clear the decks-When you clear the decks, you get ready for an important action and put away items that might get in your way.ĩ. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack.Ĩ.
Circle the wagons- (USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don’t think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can be a reference to a person, building, piece of furniture, a structure, etc.ħ. Built like a Mack Truck- (USA) This is a common phrase used in the US among its citizens to refer to something that is rugged and solidly built that will provide years of reliable service.
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Beam me up, Scotty- Something someone says when they want to get out of a place or situation, meaning ‘Get me out of here!’ (It comes from the TV series and movies Star Trek, though the exact words used were a little different.)Ħ. Backseat driver-A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome.ĥ.
At the crossroads-If you’re at a crossroads, you are a point where an important decision or choice has to be made.Ĥ. ‘Asleep at the switch’ is an alternative.ģ. Asleep at the wheel- If someone is asleep at the wheel, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully. As much use as a handbrake on a canoe– This idiom is used to describe someone or something as worthless or pointless.Ģ. Idioms and Sayings About Traffic System Idioms and Sayings About Traffic Systemġ.
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