14 - I can talk about driving and journeys

• block sb/sth in = stop sb from moving their car out of place
• cut in (on sth/sb) = move suddenly in front of another vehicle, leaving little space between the two vehicles
• flag sb down = signal to a driver to stop by waving at them
• pull over = move to the side of the road to stop or let sth pass
• get from A to B = travel from one place to another
• as the crow flies = in a straight line
• be murder = be difficult and unpleasant
• cut it/things fine = leave yourself only a very short amount of time to do sth
• at a snail's pace = very slowly
• drop sb off = stop driving to that a passenger can get out of your car
• miles from anywhere = in the countryside, a long way from a town
• step/move up a gear = start working more effectively or faster
• (further) down the road = used to talk about the future and what might happen
• give (sb/sth) the green light = give (sb/sth) permission to start sth
• put sth/sb on the map = make sth/sb famous or important
• the end of the road/line = the point at which sth can no longer continue in the same way
• tick over = keep working, without producing or achieving much
• run out of steam = lose your energy and enthusiasm
• go off the rails = start behaving in a wild or unacceptable way
• go down that road = take a particular course of action