But rest assured | But do not worry |
To go to any lenghts to do sth | To do anything to get or achieve sth |
To have (absolutely) no intention (whatsoever) of doing sth | Will definitely not do sth/act in a certain way |
To be hell-bent on doing sth | To be absolutely determined to do sth (often sth dangerous or potentially harmful) |
If sb thinks he/she is going to/can ..., then they have got another think coming | (Spoken phrase) if sb thinks they can do sth bad and that nothing will happen, then they are wrong |
I'm not prepared to | I refuse to |
One way or another I'm going to... | It doesn't matter how I do it or how it happens; the important thing is I'll do it/ it will happen |
There's no way | I absolutely refuse to (used to show that you will not change your mind) |
Sb will stop at nothing to ... | Sb will do anything - no matter how illegal or cruel it is - to get sth |
To appeal | They find it attractive and interesting |
To be besotted/madly in love with | To be absolutely in love with sb |
To detest sth | Really hate |
To be devoted to sb | To love sb a lot and be very loyal towards them; often used for husband-wife or parent-child relatio |
To go off sth/sb | To stop liking sth/sb that you used to like in the past |
To hate the sight of | To really hate |
To have a soft spot for sb | (Informal) to have a special liking for sb |
To have no time for sb | To dislike and have no respect for sb because of their attitude or the way they behave |
Not to be overly keen on sth | To dislike, but not so intensely |
To loathe | To really hate sb/sth |
To object to sth | To dislike sth and feel angry about it because you think it is wrong or unfair |
To be partial to sth | To like; especially used for food and drink |
To take an instant dislike to sb | To dislike sb the moment you meet them |
To take a shine to sb | (Informal) to begin to like sb, having only known them for a short time |
To take to sb/sth | To like sb/sth |
Not to think much of sth/sb | Not to think sth/sb is very good |
To think the world of sb | To like, respect and admire sb |
A blind corner | A corner around which you cannot see |
A collision | A crash in which two moving vehicles hit each other |
The crash barrier | Strong low fence built along the side of a road or between two halves of a motorway to prevent accid |
To dent a car | To damage the metal (the door, the bumper, the bonnet, etc) of a car |
To do ... kph | To drive at ... kph |
To draw up | To stop in a vehicle |
(To be on) full beam | Lights are raised so that you can see more |
To get out (of a car) | To leave a car, taxi, van, lorry |
A hairpin bend | Sharp bend in road, where road turns back in opposite direction |
Heavy traffic | Lots of traffic |
To hit/slam on the brakes | To brake quickly and suddenly |
To jump a red light | To pass through a traffic light that is red |
A lane | Large, wide roads are divided into lanes (most motorways have 3 or more lanes) |
The lights changed | The traffic lights turned red or green |
To mount the pavement | To go up on the pavement while driving |
To overtake | To pass a car which is in front of you |
To pull away | To start driving, having previously stopped (e.g. at traffic lights) or having previously been parke |
To pull into somewhere | To leave the road in order to stop somewhere |
To pull out | To join the traffic, having previously stopped |
To pull (sb) over | To stop at the side of the road |
To pull up | To stop in a vehicle |
To pull a car into reverse | To change into reverse gear so that you can move backwards |
To skid | To slide on the road |
To speed | To go faster that the speed limit |
To stall | The engine of the car stops suddenly |
To swerve to avoid sth | To suddenly move one's car sideways so as to avoid sth in the road |
To tow | One vehicle pulls another vehicle behind it, often by means of a rope or a chain |
To tow (sth) away | To remove a vehicle that has been illegally parked or that has been involved in an accident |
A windscreen | The front window of a car |
To write (a car) off | To damage a car so badly that repairing it would cost more than buying a new one |
The lights changed | The traffic lights turned red or green |