"Hit the road Jack!"

Today you'll learn some new idioms connected with travelling.

Don't miss the boat and try to remember as many as you can. Good luck and have fun!

idiom	meaning and example
backseat driver	A person who offers unsolicited or unwelcome advice. My brother is such a backseat driver. I hate traveling with him.
hit the road	To begin traveling; to leave a place; to go away. It's time for me to hit the road; it is getting late.
fifth wheel	Anything superfluous or unnecessary. I felt like a fifth wheel when they started looking at each other affectionately.
in the same boat	In the same situation; having the same problems. A: Can you lend me 100 dollars? B: Sorry, I am broke. I am in the same boat.
paddle one's own canoe	To act independently and decide your own fate; to do something by oneself. He's been left to paddle his own canoe when he started his business.
to fall off the wagon	To begin drinking alcohol after a period of abstinence. Linda has fallen off the wagon!
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!
highways and byways	If you travel the highways and byways, you take large and small roads to visit every part of the country. He travelled the highways and byways looking for traces of his ancestors.
live out of a suitcase	Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place. Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.

Task 1.

Complete the gaps:

1) Live ….  ….  a suitcase

2) Miss the …..

3) …… wheel

4) Backseat ……

5) Hit ….. road

6) Highways … …….

7) Puddle ….. own …..

8) To fall …. the ….

9) In the ….. boat

Task 2.

Write idioms to their definitions:

     1.      To be in the similar situation as someone else.  ……………..

     2.      To start a journey. …………………..

     3.      To travel very often. …………………

     4.      Travelling everywhere to see everything. …………………..

     5.      To do something without any help, alone. …………………….

     6.      To come back to the drinking habit. ……………………

     7.      Miss a chance. ……………….

     8.      To feel unneeded. …………………

     9.      A person who advices needlessly. ……………….

Now listen to the song and relax :-)