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    This document defines and provides examples of 10 common travel idioms: 1. To pack or travel light means bringing few belongings on a trip. 2. To hit the road means to start a journey or leave. 3. To catch the sun refers to getting sunburnt at the beach. 4. To live it up means enjoying oneself without worry, even about money. 5. To do something on a shoestring or on the cheap means doing it without spending much money.

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    This document defines and provides examples of 10 common travel idioms: 1. To pack or travel light means bringing few belongings on a trip. 2. To hit the road means to start a journey or leave. 3. To catch the sun refers to getting sunburnt at the beach. 4. To live it up means enjoying oneself without worry, even about money. 5. To do something on a shoestring or on the cheap means doing it without spending much money.

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    This document defines and provides examples of 10 common travel idioms: 1. To pack or travel light means bringing few belongings on a trip. 2. To hit the road means to start a journey or leave. 3. To catch the sun refers to getting sunburnt at the beach. 4. To live it up means enjoying oneself without worry, even about money. 5. To do something on a shoestring or on the cheap means doing it without spending much money.

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    Travel Idioms

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    Travel Idioms

    1. To travel/ pack light


    When someone says they need to pack or travel light, it means they can’t bring a lot of things with
    them on their trip.
    For example: “I’m only going to the south for the weekend, so I have to pack light”.

    2. To hit the road


    To hit the road means to start a journey or to leave. It can also be used in normal, daily life when
    you decide it’s time for you to go home ?.
    For example: “We have to be there by 10 am, so we’re hitting the road early tomorrow” or “I’ve been
    here long enough, it’s time I hit the road”.

    3. To catch the sun


    This idiom can be used whenever you go to the beach and someone gets sunburnt ☀, so if you
    know anyone who gets burnt easily don’t miss the
    opportunity to use it with them!
    For example: “Be careful you don’t catch too much sun
    at the beach, remember to put on some sunscreen!”

    4. To live it up
    Whenever you are having a really good
    time and enjoying your holiday ?, without
    worrying about anything (not even about money) you
    can use this idiom.
    For example: “We’re really going to live it up in Las
    Vegas next month!”

    5. On a shoestring/ on the cheap


    This idiom is the complete opposite of the previous
    one. To do something on a shoestring or on the cheap,
    it means that you are doing it without spending a lot
    of money.
    For example: “I’m going to travel around Europe on a
    shoestring. I’ll be staying at hostels and buying food in
    supermarkets”

    Teacher Maria
    6. At the crack of dawn
    To do something at the crack of dawn means that you’re doing it just as the sun is rising ?. It
    means you’re doing it at the earliest possible time.
    For example: “The plane leaves at 7.30 am, so we have to get up at the crack of dawn to get to the
    airport on time”.

    7. To call it a day/ night


    When someone calls it a day or a night, it means that they stop doing anything else for the rest of
    the day, or that they finish what they’re doing and go to bed ?.
    For example: “We went sightseeing in Rome, but we ended up feeling so exhausted that we called it
    a day and went back to the hotel”.

    8. Off the beaten track


    If a place or something is off the beaten track, it means that it is far away from where many
    people live, or in a remote location ?.
    For example: “I want to stay on this island all summer
    because it’s off the beaten track, so there’s not many
    people here and it’s quiet and peaceful.”

    9. To catch the red-eye


    When a person says they have to catch the red-eye it
    means they have to take a plane which is leaving
    very late at night ?.
    For example: “I have to sleep during the day as I’m
    catching a red-eye tonight”.

    10. Live out of a suitcase


    To live out of a suitcase means that a person stays in
    many different places for only a short period of
    time, and with only enough things to put in a
    suitcase ?.
    For example: “My cousin has been living out of a
    suitcase for years, her mother wishes she would settle
    down already”.

    Teacher Maria

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