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9.9 Travel Idioms

The document discusses several common English travel idioms: - "At a good clip" means moving at a relatively fast speed. It can refer to physical movement or progress on a task. - A "backseat driver" is someone who annoyingly criticizes the way another person is driving from the passenger seat. - "Butting in line" refers to rudely inserting oneself at the front of a line of waiting people without waiting one's turn. - To be "on your way" means that a journey or trip has already begun and the traveler is in the process of moving to their destination. - "Living out of your suitcase" describes someone who travels frequently for work or pleasure

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9.9 Travel Idioms

The document discusses several common English travel idioms: - "At a good clip" means moving at a relatively fast speed. It can refer to physical movement or progress on a task. - A "backseat driver" is someone who annoyingly criticizes the way another person is driving from the passenger seat. - "Butting in line" refers to rudely inserting oneself at the front of a line of waiting people without waiting one's turn. - To be "on your way" means that a journey or trip has already begun and the traveler is in the process of moving to their destination. - "Living out of your suitcase" describes someone who travels frequently for work or pleasure

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9 Travel Idioms
[00:00:00] Travel idioms.

[00:00:01] At a good clip.

[00:00:03] If you are moving at a good clip, it means you are moving at a relatively high speed, at
least faster than average. So you are definitely not moving slow! We can also say “at a steady
clip”.

[00:00:14] It’s most often used when talking about actual movement, any type! A person
walking at a [00:00:20] good clip, means walking fast. A rocket ship blasting into space at a
steady clip, means flying fast!

[00:00:26] As well, it can be used more abstractly to describe how quickly something is being
done. So, if you’re studying this course, I imagine that you are learning English conversation at a
good clip. Seriously, keep it up because you’re doing a great job!

[00:00:40] [00:00:39] Or maybe you got a new job, and you have to learn a lot of new skills, but
you’re learning them quite fast. So you’re adapting to your job at a steady clip.

[00:00:48] “I feel like I’m not learning this fast enough. What do you think?”

[00:00:51] “To be honest, you’re not going at a steady clip. We need to find a way to make you
go faster.”

[00:00:56] “You really took that turn too fast! If you slow down we’ll [00:01:00] still be moving
at a good clip. You’re a reckless driver!” *To take a turn just means to turn. And if you take a
turn too fast, you might go off the road and crash!*

[00:01:09] Backseat driver.

[00:01:10] When you’re driving, you might have a passenger who doesn’t like the way you drive
or criticizes you as you drive. That’s a backseat driver, we call the [00:01:20] person a backseat
driver even if they are sitting in the front of a car or truck next to you.

[00:01:25] If you’re driving, and someone is being annoying by saying you’re driving too fast or
too slow, too carefully or too recklessly, they are a backseat driver!

[00:01:34] “Why are you driving so slow? The speed limit is 70 miles an hour!”

[00:01:39] “Okay! I [00:01:40] get it. Stop being a backseat driver. I’m comfortable at this speed
and it’s fast enough.”

[00:01:44] “You didn’t come to a complete stop at that stop sign back there.”

[00:01:48] “Jesus, stop being a backseat driver and let me drive!”


[00:01:51] Butt in line.

[00:01:53] A line is when there are a lot of people waiting for something, usually single file
meaning one in front of the [00:02:00] other. People might form a line when ordering food,
waiting to speak to someone, or waiting to be allowed into a building. Waiting in line is
important in the US and even more-so in the UK. It is not polite to go in front of people when
there is a line already formed. This line can also be called “a queue”, though it’s less common in
spoken English, [00:02:20] especially in the United States.

[00:02:21] If you try to avoid waiting in line by pushing your way or trying to sneak your way into
the front of it, that is called butting in line or to butt in front of someone We say butting in line
because you kind of push people out of the way with your butt! We also say to cut in line and to
jump the queue.

[00:02:39] [00:02:40] Also, 99% of English speakers all over the world say, “to wait in line”,
however, in places close to New York City you also hear people say “to wait ON line”. That is the
only place in the world where people say this. It’s even confusing to other Americans. So always
say, “To wait in line” and don’t “butt in line” unless you want to appear [00:03:00] rude!

[00:03:00] “Hey! I was in line first. You can’t butt in front of me. Go to the back!”

[00:03:05] “If we don’t try to cut in line, we’re going to miss our flight. So let’s try to politely do
it and see what people say.”

[00:03:11] On your way

[00:03:12] When talking about a trip or journey, to be on your way means you already started
travelling or going somewhere and are in the [00:03:20] process of moving somewhere.

[00:03:21] “Hey! Are you still at home?”

[00:03:23] “No. I’m already on my way to your house”

[00:03:25] “Good evening! I’m on my way home, do you want me to get anything for dinner?”

[00:03:29] “Yeah, because if you’re already on your way I won’t have enough time to cook
anything.”

[00:03:33] Live out of your suitcase

[00:03:34] Do you live out of your suitcase? If you do, it means that you travel a lot! [00:03:40]
Like, if you have to travel for business several times a week, you live out of your suitcase.

[00:03:45] Do you try to travel a lot for fun? That’s also to live out of your suitcase. A lot of
people want to live out of their suitcase, but are unable to because they have obligations with
work and family.
[00:03:56] “I hope to retire next year and start living out of my suitcase. [00:04:00] It’s been my
dream to travel and roam the world.”

[00:04:02] “I used to live out of my suitcase, but then I got married and had a few kids. So I can’t
travel much until the the kids are older.”

[00:04:09]

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