2016-09-27 Idioms: driving idioms

Greg Malivuk
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Chapter 7 - “On the Road” (driving idioms)
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In pairs, use the pictures and sentences to guess the meanings of the idioms on p. 76
1 blowout = flat tire (one that goes flat very quickly because of a large hole)
2 totaled = destroyed (The insurance company won’t pay to repair it, because the cost of repair is more than the total of the car’s present value.)
3 ran a light = drove through a red light without stopping
  (run a stop sign = drive through a stop sign without stopping)
4 spin = drive
5 punch it = accelerate suddenly
  (slam on the brakes = stop suddenly)
6 fender-bender = minor car accident
7 rush hour = the time when everyone is driving on the road
8 hop in = get in (quickly)
9 hauled in = arrested
10 bumper-to-bumper traffic = heavy traffic (where your front bumper is almost touching the back bumper of the car in front of you)
11 cop = police officer
12 pot holes = deep holes in the street
13 clunker = old car (in bad condition)
14 lead foot = tendency to drive very fast (as if his foot is very heavy)
	(If you tend to do something, it means you usually or generally do that thing.)
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p. 79 - With your partner, decide what the real words are in this conversation. (The words on your page are spelled like they’re pronounced. Change the spelling to the correct spelling.)