1 English Idiomatics - Transport Idioms -Presentation by: Skender Dobraj Rreze Preteni Elzan Buçinca – Barani Adelina Krasniqi
2 VESSELS to push the boat out (GB) = spend more money than usual on something special. Come on, push the boat out and get tickets for the concert! to rock the boat = cause problems for other members of a group by criticizing something. She didn't want to rock the boat, so she kept silent during the meeting.
3 VESSELS to paddle one's own canoe (GB) = do things for oneself. She was alone so she had to paddle her own canoe all the time. to jump ship = leave an organization that you are working for, especially to join another. Our boss jumped ship and now he's working for our competitor.
4 VESSELS to run a tight ship = manage a company effectively. Our new boss really runs a tight ship. to desert/leave a sinking ship = leave a place or a person when things become difficult. She didn't want to desert a sinking ship but the company situation was really unbearable.
5 VESSELS 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!
6 VESSELS to go overboard = to do something in an extreme or exaggerated way The husband thought his wife was going overboard when she wanted to put up ten Christmas trees!
7 VESSELS clear sailing = smooth and easy, trouble free progress with an activity or plan Hillary Clinton has clear sailing to the presidency.
8 VESSELS In the same boat = If two or more parties are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant or difficult situation. When the factory closed down, the workers all found themselves in the same boat.
9 VESSELS Don't wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it. = It means that if something you want doesn't come to you then you need to go out and get it.
10 TRAIN somebody's train of thought = somebody's sequence of ideas. She couldn't follow his train of thought on the matter. to lose one's train of thought = forget what one was thinking about. I'm sorry, but I lost my train of thought. What was I saying?
11 TRAIN to get on the gravy train = to attempt to make the money quickly I wouldn't trust him, if I were you, he is always trying to get on the gravy train. My friend is a total train wreck. = my friend is also getting into trouble, acting clumsily, making a mess of things.
12 TRAIN one track mind = a tendency to think bout only one subject He only ever thinks about girls, he has a one track mind. You missed the train on that one. = you didn't get the conversation.
13 TRAIN a roller coaster | a roller-coaster rideBen says his life was a roller-coaster ride while a. he was living in an amusement park b. he was staying in a cottage in the countryside c. he was getting divorced and changing his job
14 TRAIN a roller coaster | a roller-coaster rideBen says his life was a roller-coaster ride while a. he was living in an amusement park b. he was staying in a cottage in the countryside c. he was getting divorced and changing his job
15 BUS to throw somebody under the bus = get somebody in trouble by placing the blame on him or not standing up for him. She threw her employees under the bus, claiming no responsibility in her own mistakes. to miss the bus (let go the chance, opportunity) l turned down all proposals for marriage when l was in my 20s as l wanted to concentrate on my career. Now, I guess I have missed the bus!
16 VEHICLES to put the cart before the horse = do two things in the wrong order. First you must have dinner and then eat the dessert. You're putting the cart before the horse. to upset the apple cart = spoil somebody's plans. She didn't want to upset the apple cart by asking to change the date of the meeting.
17 VEHICLES to climb/jump/get on the bandwagon = start doing something that a lot of people are already doing (used to show disapproval). They noticed the success of reality-shows around the world and decided to jump on the bandwagon to produce their own.
18 VEHICLES on the wagon = someone who is on the wagon is no longer drinking alcohol No wine for me please-I'm on the wagon.
19 VEHICLES To fall off the wagon = to begin drinking alcohol after a period of abstinence Falling off the wagon is a mistake for recovering alcoholics
20 VEHICLES backseat driver = someone not involved in something or know about it, but interferes and gives advice My father doesn't know anything about fashion design but he is such an annoying backseat driver-he's always trying to tell me what to do!
21 VEHICLES move up a gear = when you start to improve on something and take it to a more advanced level After 6 months of learning English, she was ready to move it up a gear and start talking to native speakers. Sunday driver = A person who drives in annoying slow speed is called a Sunday driver
22 VEHICLES 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. to fall off the back of a lorry = be probably stolen (used humorously). He has a new stereo, which, we suspect, fell off the back of a lorry.
23 VEHICLES put the pedal to the metal = If you put the pedal to the metal it means you go faster. When the policeman pulled the car over for speeding he said, "You sure had the pedal to the metal."
24 VEHICLES Beat the traffic = to leave somewhere earlier than others in order to avoid the traffic at the peak times of the day. Leave five minutes before time to beat the traffic.
25 ROAD Give them an inch and they will take a mile = said about someone who has been given a small amount of power or freedom to do something, and then has tried to get a lot more.
26 ROAD A long way down the road. = When something is far in the future. One day I will have video capability on the site, but that's a long way down the road.
27 ROAD 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.
28 ROAD I'll cross the road/bridge when I come to it = I'll think about something just when it happens, not in advance.
29 THANK YOU!
30 References O’Dell F. & McCarthy M English Idioms in Use - Advanced, CUP Internet: https://quizlet.com/ /travel-and-transport-idioms-flash-cards/ https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Idioms/Transport/