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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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air bagcar's safety deviceRate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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

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fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.Rate it:

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

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power upTo turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.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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turn offTo power down; to stop a device by switching it off.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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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate 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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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.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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ice upTo become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.Rate it:

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jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.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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switch onTo turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.Rate it:

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penny in the fuseboxAn improvised repair made with no regard for safety.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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get onTo board or mount, especially a vehicle.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.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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blindAny device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.Rate it:

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blow chunksTo suffer from explosive diarrhea.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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bridgeA device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.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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chalkfaceA musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.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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