Fender bender

   This expression refers to a minor car accident in which there is little damage 

   and no injuries.

   It's hard to believe that a small fender bender can cause a major traffic jam!

 

My way or the highway

   If you say to someone "it's my way or the highway" you are telling that person

   that either they accept what you tell them to do or they leave the project.

   You don't have much choice when someone says :"It's my way or the highway."

On the home stretch

   To say that you're on the home stretch means that you are approaching the end 

   of something such as a task, a race or a journey.

   Don't give up - we're on the the home stretch now.

Highways and byways

  If you travel the highways and byways, you take large and small roads to visit every

  part of a country.

  He travelled the highways and byways looking for traces of his ancestors.

 

Itchy feet

   A person who has itchy feet is someone who finds it difficult to stay in one place

   and likes travelling and discovering new places. 

   Andrew's got itchy feet again.  He says he's going to teach in China for a few years. 

 

Jump the lights

   If you continue driving when the traffic lights turn red, you jump the lights.

   It's very dangerous to jump the lights. No wonder he was stopped by the police.

Fall off the back of a lorry 

   If you buy goods that have fallen off the back of a lorry, they are stolen goods.

   Judging by the price of that camera, it must have fallen off the back of a lorry!

 

(Put the) pedal to the metal

   When you put the pedal to the metal, you accelerate or make something go faster,

   especially a vehicle.

   If we put the pedal to the metal we could get this finished in time.

Go off the rails

   If someone goes off the rails, they go out of control and begin to behave in a 

   manner that is unacceptable to society.

   Given the unstable unvironment, it's a miracle that none of their children ever

   went off the rails."

Take someone for a ride

   To take someone for a ride means to cheat or deceive them.  

   I discovered he had charged me double the normal fee.  He really took me 

   for a ride!

 

Road rage

   Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers.

   A number of car accidents today are a result of road rage.

Get the show on the road

   If you manage to put a plan or idea into action, you get the show on the road.

   OK!  We've got all we need, so let's get the show on the road!

Hit the road 

   When you hit the road, you begin a journey.

   It's getting late and we've got a long way to go.  Let's hit the road.

When the rubber hits the road

   This expression refers to the moment when you put a theory into practice or 

   actually apply what you have learned.

   The plan sounds good.  I'd like to be there when the rubber hits the road.