Chapter 7 - Transportation and Travel Flashcards
back out
backed out
drive (a car, etc.) backward from a place
ex. Tom back the car out carefully.
blow out
blew out
burst, lose air suddenly (a tire)
ex. We have a flat… The tire just blew out!
break down
broke down
stop working, stop running or operating (an automobile or other machines)
ex. Most machines break down one day or another.
check in
checked in
arrive and register at (a hotel, airport, etc.)
ex. When you reach your hotel, you should check in at once.
come up
came up
arrive (usually by chance)
ex. A policeman came up and asked some questions.
cut in
cut in
move suddenly in front of (a driver or a vehicle)
ex. Good drivers do not cut in.
dine out
dined out
eat dinner in a (usually expensive) restaurant (eat out may be used for any meal and any sort of restaurant)
ex. We do not dine out often, but when we do, it is for special occasions!
figure on __
figured on
expect (informal) ex. Do not figure on only good students! It is a class with multiple P.I!
get back
got back
arrive at a place where one started, return
ex. Get back to where you once belonged!
get in
got in
enter (a car, etc.)
ex. Get in the car, Sir.
get into __
got into
enter (a car) = or any small vehicle
get into a game, an argument, trouble
ex. I get into the car.
ex. I get into an argument with my mom.
get off
got off
leave (a plane, bus, train, or a horse)
ex. An old lady got off the bus slowly.
get on
got on
enter (a LARGE vehicle)
ex. An old lady got on the bus.
get out
got out
leave (a car or small plane) (often followed by of)
ex. Tom got out of the car by himself.
head into __
headed into
drive or fly (a car, a plane, etc.) into
ex. The driver headed for the CEO’s personal garage.
head out
headed out
move away from one's present location ex. I headed out of class after the teacher dismissed us.
jack … up …
jacked up
raise (part of a car, etc.) on a tool called a jack
ex. My dad’s car had a flat tire, so he needed to jack up the car to replace the tire.
let … down …
let down
cause to go down (as the wheels of a plane or as a car on a jack)
ex. The technician let the car down slowly.
pile out
piled out
go out quickly an in a disorderly way (refers to a group, not just one person) (informal)
ex. People piled out at the exit of the shop while the flames were raging inside.
plow into __
plowed into
bump hard against, collide with
ex. The drunken driver plowed into the truck. He did not survive this accident.
pull in
pulled in
arrive, drive, or move into a place to which one is going
ex. When will the train pull in? It was supposed to be there 6 minutes ago!
pull over
pulled over
drive (a car, etc.) to one side of the road and stop there
ex. The policeman asked the driver to pull over.
put … on …
put on
fasten (something) in position
ex. My dad put the tire on the car.
run off __
ran off
drive (usually unintentionally) off the road, etc. where the vehicle belongs
ex. Once Tom had run off the road to prevent an accident.
run over __
ran over
drive (usually unintentionally) across the top of something
ex. My mom once ran over a squirrel. She didn’t like it much.
see … off …
saw off
watch (someone) go away, go with someone to the place where his or her trip begins
ex. My parents always see me off at the airport whenever I leave.
send … off …
sent off
say goodbye in a friendly way ex. The teacher sent the students off to the other class with a smile.
set out
set out
start (a trip) (often followed by on)
ex. She sets out for work five mornings each week.
take off
took off
leave the ground, go into the air (an airplane)
ex. The plane took off at 6 o’clock.
take … off …
took off
remove
ex. Lucy took off her bra when she got home.
turn around
turned around
turn to face in the opposite direction, make either a half-circle of a full circle
ex. Never turn around to look at your past. Always look forward.
weave in and out
weaved in and out
(when referring to wearing cloth, the past of wove and the past participle of woven)
drive (a car, etc.) quickly past and in front of one vehicle and then another
ex. Poor drivers weave in and out among other cars.
