Karteikarten
TESTED - Common idioms and expressions used in tourism
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- 1Don't pack a lot of items. Bring only what you need. "Please ... tomorrow. We have a lot of Walking to do."travel light
- 2Depart / Begin a tour "We will ... as soon as the bus driver arrives."hit the road
- 3wrong way / away from the main road or route "Don't go .... There are some dangerous areas in this City."off track
- 4be careful / pay attention to people arround you ""Keep your wallet in a safe place and ... on the subway."watch your back
- 5finish an activity or tour / go home or back to the Hotel "You all look tired. Let's ...."call it a day
- 6go more quickli "We'll Need to ... if we want to catch the four o'clock bus."get a move on
- 7a full schedule / no free time "We have ... tomorrow, so get a good rest tonight."a full plate
- 8very early in the morning "We'll Need to leave ... to catch the first Ferry."bright and early
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first thing - 9wait patiently for a Moment "Please ... until the driver Returns."hang on
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hang tight - 10introduces the action to take when no other Option is successful " ..., call the police."If worse comes to wors
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if all else fails - 11a bargain or very cheap "That car is a ... at 10 000$."a steal
- 12a 10 bedroom or less home converted into a hotel for a short stay that is going to be romantic "We stayed at a lovely little ... for our honeymoon."B and B
(bed and breakfast) - 13to make a reservation "All the Hotels will be booked solid for the convention, so you better ... a room ... ."book in advance
- 14to be comletely full / None available "All the hotels will be ... for the convention so you better book a room in advance."booked solid
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booked up - 15to lay in the sun to get a suntan "I'm going to the beach to ..."catch some rays
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soak up some sun - 16family trip taken for pleasure "We're going on a ... to the park this Weekend."family outing
- 17to leave your home, work, stress etc. and go somewhere peaceful "My vacation starts next week and i can't wait to ... ."Get away from it all
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Get away for a few days - 18A book Information about a place used by toruists "I am going to London for the first time, so i bought a ... so I can pick out the sights I want to visit."Guidebook
- 19Go in direction of "The first Thing I am going to do when I get to Hawaii is ... the beach"head for
- 20to go out and have fun "New Orleans is a great place to ... during Mardi Gras."hit the town
- 21to get a ride from a passing motorist / to make a sign with one's thumb that indivates to passing Drivers that one is asking for a ride "... is a very dangerous way to travel."Hitchhike
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Thumbing it - 22finding love while on vacation "My parents had a ... when they first met."holiday romance
- 23to be very tired after a long plane flight due to the change in time zones as well as the flight itself "I was ... for 3 whole days after flying from New York to Tokyo."jet lag
- 24to stop and relax "I am going to ... and relax this Weekend."kick back
- 25to organize "I am going to ... with my girlfriend for this Weekend."line something up
- 26to live in a very comfortable way "Whenever I vacation in the Philippines I ... because everything there is so cheap."live like a king
- 27to stay very briefly in several places, never unpacking one's luggage "My father is a traveling salesman and he usually ... ."live out of a suitcase
- 28stomach cramps, Nausea, bloating and diarrhoea "I made the mistake of drinking the water when I was in Mexico and now I am suffering from ... "Montezuma's Revenger
- 29very little money "Our family vacation was planned ... budget so we will not be staying in any fancy hotels."on a shoestring
- 30a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known "During my trip to Paris, I went ... to experience the culture better than average Tourist."off the beaten track
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- Skills for Life Englisch Karteikarten am TESTED - Common idioms and expressions used in tourism, erstellt von Jenny Bauer am 12/05/2016.
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