TRAVEL- TRANSPORT IDIOMS AND IDIMATIC EXPRESSIONS

 

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miss the boat
If you miss the boat, you fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you don't act quickly enough.
I managed to get my order through before the end of the special offer - but I nearly missed the boat!


paddle one's own canoe
If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.
cart before the horse
A person who puts the cart before the horse is doing things in the wrong order.
Building a school before knowing the age of the population is putting the cart before the horse.


drive up the wall
If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something that greatly annoys or irritates you.
I can't concentrate with all the noise - it's driving me up the wall.





hit the road
When you hit the road, you begin a journey.
It's getting late and we've got a long way to go.  Let's hit the road.


itchy feet
A person who has itchy feet is someone who finds it difficult to stay in one place and likes to travel and discover new places.
Andrew's got itchy feet again.  He says he's going to teach in China for a few years.

MORE IDIOMS ...
make your way to	If you make your way to a destination, you manage to get there without difficulty. Don't worry. I'll make my way to your home from the station.
any port in a storm	When you are in difficulty, any port in a storm refers to a solution you accept which in normal circumstances you would find unacceptable. The hotel was substandard, but it was a case of any port in a storm; all the others were full.
take for a ride	To take someone for a ride means to cheat or deceive them. I discovered he had charged me double the normal fee.  He really took me for a ride!
road rage	Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers is called road rage. A number of accidents today are a direct result of road rage.
live out of a suitcase	Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place, and is therefore restricted to the contents of their suitcase. Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.
train of thought	A sequence of connected ideas is called a train of thought. I was considering the different options when the noise outside broke my train of thought.
hitch wagon to a star	Someone who hitches their wagon to a star has great ambitions and is very determined to reach their goal. At an early age she decided to hitch her wagon to a star and become famous.
on the wagon	Someone who is on the wagon is no longer drinking alcohol. No wine for me please - I'm on the wagon.
asleep at the wheel	If you say that someone is asleep at the wheel, you mean that they are not sufficiently attentive, especially at a critical moment when vigilance is required. When the firemen arrived too late at the scene, the night watchman was accused of being asleep at the wheel.
fifth wheel	This expression refers to a person who find themselves in a situation where their presence is unnecessary and as a result they feel useless. Everyone seemed to have a specific role except me. I felt like a fifth wheel