The distance between the two towns is five miles as the _______ flies
as the crow flies
Change your position in order to make space for someone or something
move over
Become lost or go to the wrong place
go astray
Stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle
pull over
I didn't have a map but I decided to _______ ___ nose
follow your nose
Move so that someone can pass you or leave a job so that someone else can take over
step aside
The park is just a stone's____ so we can walk there in a few minutes
a stone's throw (away/from)
Leave secretly
slip away
I completely _______ my bearings and couldn't find my way back to the hotel
lost my bearings
We prefer hiking ____ ___ _______ track where there are fewer people and more nature
off the beaten track
As soon as the doors opened she made a _______ for the sale section
made a beeline for
Visit somewhere before continuing to another place
stop off
Move towards someone quietly and slowly especially because you want to surprise them
creep up on
When I heard the noise I _______ dead in my _____unsure of what it was
stopped dead in my tracks
Stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it
cordon off
Prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them or prevent something from taking place
head off
(Of an object) have one end move upwards especially because something heavy has been put at the other end or turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out
tip up
We were running late so we decided to take a short ______ ___
take a short cut to
We got lost in the middle of nowhere_______ and had to ask for directions
in the middle of nowhere
Permanently leave the house or flat where you live or the place where you have your business
move out
Instead of the highway we decided to take the ________ _______ to enjoy the beautiful scenery
take the scenic route
Leave a meeting, performance, etc. before the end, usually because you are angry or bored or suddenly leave a relationship your family or your job
walk out
Leave one place and travel to another or stop discussing or doing something and begin discussing or doing something different
move on
Move more slowly than other people so that you are behind them or make less progress or be less successful than other people who are doing a similar job or activity
fall behind
Start living in a different house or flat (with)
move in (with)
Stop someone or something from moving forwards
hold back
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