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Travelling Idioms

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  • Backseat driver:
    A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver
  • On the right track:
    to do something correctly
  • Live it up:
    Spend lots of money, travel in luxury
  • In the same boat:
    to be in the same situation together
  • Rocky road:
    to have problems and difficulties to deal with
  • At the crack of dawn:
    Early in the morning
  • Like ships that pass in the night:
    This expression refers to people who meet briefly and are not likely to meet again
  • Reinvent the wheel:
    to discover how to do something that has already been discovered
  • Don't rock the boat:
    to do something that might cause trouble or upset a stable situation
  • Sail through:
    you succeed in doing something without difficulty
  • Travel bug:
    a strong desire to travel across the world
  • Take one for a ride:
    to cheat or deceive someone
  • Culture shock:
    a feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a country or place that they do not know
  • Travel on a shoestring: 
    Not spend much money while travelling
  • Miss the boat:
    to fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you don't act quickly enough
  • Culture vulture:
    Someone who likes museums, books, art galleries, etc.
  • Put the cart before the horse:
    to do things in the wrong order
  • Travel light:
    to make a journey without taking a lot of heavy things with you
  • Feel right at home:
    to feel comfortable and relaxed
  • Smooth sailing:
    to progress without difficulty
  • To get itchy feet:
    to find it difficult to stay in one place and likes to travel and discover new places
  • Bad news travels fast:
    information about trouble and misfortune spreads faster than good news
  • At a crossroads:
    at a point where an important decision or choice has to be made
  • Make your way:
    If you make your way to a destination, you manage to get there without difficulty.
  • Hit the road:
    to begin a journey
  • Asleep at the wheel:
    not sufficiently attentive, especially at a critical moment when vigilance is required
  • Road rage:
    aggressive behavior exhibited by drivers in traffic, often as a result of stress
  • Sail close to the wind:
    to do something that is dangerous or only just legal or acceptable