Travel Idioms

There are many idioms in English that include a mode of transport or a verb used with transport. For example:

"This course is really hard, but at least we are all in the same boat."

In other words, we are all in the same situation. What do you think the missing words are in these idioms? Good luck!

Can you write a definition of what each idiom means?

Link: Travel Vocabulary

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Lesson by Caroline

• 1. That man in the club kept telling me really inappropriate things, so I told him to get on his ___!
  
  bike
  train
  roller-skates
  
  
• 2. That antique shop has some beautiful furniture, but the owner ___ a hard bargain!
  
  crashes
  rides
  drives
  
  
• 3. Jenny has really gone off the ___ since she started university.
  
  bus
  rails
  bike
  
  
• 4. I think my parents are sick of me. I'm sure they're going to __ me off to boarding school!
  
  ship
  drive
  ride
  
  
• 5. All she thinks about is ballet, she has got a one ___ mind.
  
  lane
  road
  track
  
  
• 6. I'm so frightened he will fall off the ___ and start drinking again.
  
  train
  bus
  wagon
  
  
• 7. People keep asking me what I'm going to do when I finish my masters. I tell them I'll cross that ___ when I come to it.
  
  bridge
  motorway
  track
  
  
• 8. All the most important things in my life are changing. My life is such a ___ at the moment.
  
  road
  rollercoaster
  roller-skate
  
  
• 9. My little brother wants to play games all the time. He's ___ me up the wall!
  
  sailing
  shipping
  driving
  
  
• 10. You shouldn't have worried! I knew you would ___ through that exam!
  
  sail
  ride
  drive