This post will be about traveling idioms. Do you know any?
- Itchy feet | meaning: feeling of a need to travel.
- e.g., Anita has itchy feet every December. This
time she is traveling to Peru.
- e.g., Anita has itchy feet every December. This
- Off the beaten track | meaning: away from the frequently traveled routes.
- e.g., We found a gorgeous empty waterfall off the beaten track in Bali.
- At the wheel | meaning: driving, in control of a vehicle.
- e.g., you need to rest well tonight. You’re at the wheel tomorrow morning.
- Hit the road | meaning: to begin traveling, to leave a place, to go away.
- e.g., It’s holiday season, let’s hit the road!
- Red-eye flight | meaning: an overnight or late-night flight.
- e.g., One of the reasons I took the red-eye flight was the price. It was so much cheaper.
- Something for the road | meaning: having one more of something before departing.
- e.g., You have to leave soon. Take a bottle of juice for the road.
- Live out of a suitcase | meaning: to continuously travel from place to place.
- e.g., I know a couple who live out of their suitcases. They’re really popular now.
Compiled for @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, 23 December, 2015.
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