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fighting chanceA chance that is dependent on success in a struggle.Rate it:

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unless the wheels available to you aren't made for the vehicle you're trying to drive.Follow-up to the phrase, "No need to reinvent the wheel." Meant for when one does, in fact, need to reinvent a process to account for accumulated changes that make the old status-quo obsolete.Rate it:

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AFFORDABLE UTILITY VEHICLEHatch back (two box) vehicle with 'utility vehicle' appearance/some features; 'donut tires', e.g. Ford Ecosport. Who Sez?Rate it:

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star vehicleA movie, play, TV series, or other production that enhances an actor's career.Rate it:

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star vehicleUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see star,‎ vehicle.Rate it:

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fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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tank upto fill a vehicle with fuel.Rate it:

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twin engineTwo engines on one vehicleRate it:

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two-second ruleA rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.Rate it:

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your chariot awaitsA vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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change downto change to a lower gear in a vehicleRate it:

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back inTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back intoTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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bury the hatchetTo stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.Rate it:

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cut upTo aggressively move in front of another vehicle.Rate it:

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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can flyDriving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.Rate it:

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jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:

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stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.Rate it:

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the pen is mightier than the swordMore influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.Rate it:

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back ontoTo reverse a vehicle onto something.Rate it:

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at the wheelDriving; in control of a vehicle.Rate it:

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back outTo reverse a vehicle from a confined space.Rate it:

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back upTo move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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behind the wheelIn control of a vehicle; driving.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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get onTo board or mount, especially a vehicle.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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armoured carmilitary vehicleRate it:

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back upTo move a vehicle backwards.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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box inTo immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movementRate it:

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break upTo stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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change upto change to a higher gear in a vehicleRate it:

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chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

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clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

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combine harvesterfarm vehicleRate it:

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drive awayTo depart by driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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equo, pedibus merere (Liv. 27. 11)to serve in the cavalry, infantry.Rate it:

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fight backto defend oneself by fighting.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorRelating to a vehicle with a four-speed manual transmission mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

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get outTo leave a vehicle such as a car.Rate it:

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