Lesson 66

DRIVING PHRASAL VERBS

Here is a list of common phrasal verbs about driving to improve your English.

 

Buckle up

Meaning: Fasten your seat belt in a car, plane etc.

Example: Please buckle up now; we’re about to land.

 

Cut off

Meaning: Block someone’s way

Example: A second policeman cut off his escape.

 

Drive by

Meaning: Do something out of a car

Example: He was killed in a drive-by shooting.

 

Fill up

Meaning: Put gasoline in the car until it’s completely full

Example: He filled up the tank with petrol.

 

Get out of

Meaning: Leave

Example: You must not get out of the car when it is in motion.

 

Pull over

Meaning: Stop on the side of the road

Example: She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.

 

Run over

Meaning: Hit something/someone with a car and drive over them

Example: Jessica was run over by a car outside her house.

 

Slow down

Meaning: To decrease speed; to go slower

Example: Slow down! You’re driving too fast.

 

Turn off

Meaning: Stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by pressing a button

Example: You forgot to turn off your blinker after you merged.