move your feet, lose your seat
If you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.
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Getting around: roads, vehicles, traffic, and journeys.
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moving forward
Making progress on an idea or scheme.
mow down
To cut down, especially in large numbers.
muck about
To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
muck around
To muck about.
mud map
A roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground.
mud out
To remove dirt or mud from an area.
muddle on
Synonym of muddle along.
muddle up
to confuse (one or more objects with another object or other objects)
multicolour yawn
Vomit; an act of vomiting.
museum piece
A very old item, especially an obsolete piece of technology.
must get in front
The perceived attitude of a motorist who drives poorly in order to stay in front of other road users.
mỗi thời, mỗi cách
Other times, other ways.
narrow up
To become or make (something) narrow.
neat as ninepence
Neat, tidy, in order.
necessity knows no law
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.
need to
Synonym of have to (“must”).
needs must
Alternative form of must needs.
ngoảnh đi ngoảnh lại
Describes time passing in a flash.
nhất cự li, nhì tốc độ
first comes distance/proximity, second comes speed
nick off
To leave, especially in a hurry.
nope out
To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust.
nose out
To find using one's sense of smell.
note down
To write down, especially hurriedly; to make a note of.
nudge ahead
To increase slightly; to experience a token increase.
năng nhặt chặt bị
pick up stuff without fail and you'll get a full bag in no time
off like a bride's nightie
Making a rapid departure; away.
off like a dirty shirt
Going away; taking one's departure.
off like a prom dress
Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.
off one's trolley or off one's rocker
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.
off the heezy
Wild, exciting, out of control.
on a mission
Looking for drugs; on a drug run.
on butt
Acting in a strange or deranged manner; tripping out, wilding.
on one's Jack Jones
On one's own; alone.
on the fly
Carried out during the running of a program without interrupting.
on the hog train
Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
on the hurry up
At top speed; as fast as possible.
on the pdq
In a speedy or fast manner.
on the road
Not in prison.
on the rob
Engaged in theft.
on wheels
To a large degree, excessively.
one can run but one can't hide
There is nothing someone can do to evade something.
one nail drives out another
New people, things, or customs eventually supplant older ones.
one's ass is dragging
One is tired or fatigued.
ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization. Not taken literally since the late 19th century.
open it up
To speed up; to gun it.
open out
To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.
out of sight, out of mind
People or things that are absent are soon forgotten.
outta town
Alternative form of out of town (“of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence”)
owl hoot trail
A path taken by outlaws or fugitives.
owl train
A railway train that travels during the night.
pace off
To count steps.
pace out
To make a measurement by counting the number of equally spaced steps.
pack away
To store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.
pack off
To send away, with belongings, for a long time.
pack out
To fill with spectators, passengers etc.
pack up
To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.
page in
To transfer (memory contents) from auxiliary storage.
page up
To scroll up to the previous page of content.
paint up
To paint a surface, place or picture.