TRANSPORTATION IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS

RIDING SHOTGUN means ...

• Sitting on the top of a moving car

• Sitting beside the driver in a car

• Driving while armed with a gun

• Shooting a gun while driving a car

PUT THE BRAKES ON means ...

• Stop or slow down a project

• Drive slower

• Drive with the brakes all the time

• Break down a project

A BACKSEAT DRIVER is ...

• Someone who controls the car from the back seat

• Someone who tells the driver what to do from the back seat

• A driving instructor

• A driver who takes no initiative

MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY is...

• The title of a popular song

• An unreasonable ultimatum

• A way of giving directions

• Choosing between two options

TAKE A "U" TURN means...

• Turn the car into a dead end road.

• Signal to other drivers that it's their turn

• Do the opposite of what was planned

• Cancel a project

A ROAD HOG is

• An animal walking on the road.

• A very careful driver

• A driver who obstructs other drivers

• A traffic policeman

TO THROW SOMEONE UNDER THE BUS means ...

• To expose someone and take advantage of the situation

• To prevent someone from doing something

• To give someone the wrong directions

• To refuse to take extra passengers on the bus

TO HIT THE ROAD means...

• To fall off a bicycle

• To drive very fast

• To start a car

• To begin a journey

A DEAD END IS ...

• A sharp turn in a road

• A dangerous road at the edge of a city

• A hopeless situation

• The end of a problem

TO HAVE ONE FOR THE ROAD means ...

• To love driving

• To have an accident

• To have a last drink before leaving

• To own two cars