Meaning Of Idiom “Drive Someone Up the Wall” To drive someone up the wall means to greatly annoy, irritate, or exasperate in a way that distracts them. Driving someone up the wall is similar to getting on someone’s nerves or driving someone crazy, bananas, or bonkers. The definite article “the” is common but the indefinite … Read more
Meaning of Drive Into (Phrasal Verb) 1. To steer a vehicle into a particular place, such as to drive into a parking garage or parking lot. The phrasal verb “pull into” is a commonly used synonym. 2. To collide with an object, building, etc. while in control of a motor vehicle. Separable, for example, “to … Read more
Beat the Traffic To beat the traffic means to leave and be on the road driving before rush hour begins so that one can arrive at one’s destination before traffic becomes heavy and slow-moving; to leave earlier than other people so that the roads are not crowded with vehicles. See Traffic Idioms In English Sentence … Read more
Rush Hour Meaning Rush hour is the period in the morning and evening when people are going to and from work. Therefore, on a daily basis, this is when there are the most vehicles on the road. It’s when people are ‘rushing around.’ See Traffic Idioms In English Sentence Examples “The morning rush hour here … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! I was over at my friend’s house the other day and at around 4 o’clock I decided to leave. “I want to beat the traffic,” I said. I meant that since rush hour starts around 5 P.M. I wanted to leave early to avoid … Read more
To put the pedal to the metal has long been used in regards to driving a car, especially in action movies involving car chases. It means literally to press a car’s gas pedal all the way to the floor but figuratively, it means to drive very fast. If you are in a hurry you might … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Burn Rubber’ To burn rubber is to drive a vehicle very fast. See also: Put the Pedal to the Metal Examples Of Use “Your appointment starts in fifteen minutes. You’d better burn rubber if you want to get there on time.” “The youth was arrested today after burning rubber all over town — … Read more
An expression in use since at least the 1920’s. Meaning of Idiom ‘Backseat Driver Idiom’ A backseat driver is a person who insists on telling the driver what to do, how to drive, what roads to take, etc., regardless if the driver wants the advice or not. This expression refers to said person being annoying. … Read more