Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: motor-car

Yee yee! We've found 86 phrases and idioms matching motor-car.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
air bagcar's safety deviceRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
armoured carmilitary vehicleRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
backseat driverA passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
better let your glasses up. it's fixing to come up a cloud.Roll the car windows up, a thunderstorm is happening soon.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
brake pedalcar partRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est assez, dit la baleine, je me cache à l'eau car j'ai le dos finPhrase destinée à retenir facilement le nom des cétacés car elle évoque phonétiquement cétacé dit la baleine, je me cachalot car j’ai le dauphin.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
call shotgunTo claim the front seat in a car.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
car boot salesselling eventsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
car madame à jaser tient le dé tout le jourMadame engrosses the conversation all day long.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
car tel est notre bon plaisirFormule de même sens que car tel est notre plaisir, et plus souvent citée.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
car tel est notre plaisirFormule qui terminait les actes royaux, en France, à partir du roi Charles VII.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
casa rodanteCaravana, vehículo acondicionado para cocinar y dormir en él, con motor propio o remolcado por un automóvil.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's pyjamasThat new car was really the cat's pyjamas.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cats have nine livesIt looked as though the car ran over the cat, yet the cat walked away as if nothing happened. Cats have nine lives.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
curb crawlerA prostitute's client, especially one who travels in a car to search for a prostitute.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

(3.67 / 3 votes)
dickyThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
dire et faire font deuxDire une chose et la faire sont deux choses différentes, car le passage à l’acte constitue une grande étape qui n’est pas toujours évidente à franchir.Autre chose est dire, et autre chose faire.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
get outTo leave a vehicle such as a car.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
hottest thing in townA particular late model car, a startlingly appearing item or super-styled article of dress.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
idiot lightAny warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver of problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour mêmeIl faut agir pendant qu'il est temps et éviter la procrastination c'est-à-dire le fait de toujours remettre les choses au lendemain. Car on ne sait jamais ce qui nous attend demain.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il ne faut pas se moquer de la peine du voisin, car la vôtre arrive le lendemain matinLa peine du voisin est à craindre et non à moquer. L’infortune touchant un voisin n’est en effet pas loin de chez soi.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
jam sandwich(from the common UK colour scheme of white with a red reflective horizontal band) A police car.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
je renonce à ce commerce, car je n'y trouve pas mon compteI am giving up this business, for I make nothing by it.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
les absents ont toujours tortIl est facile d’accuser une personne absente d’avoir tort ou d’avoir fait une chose condamnable, car elle n’est pas là pour se défendre.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
les arbres ne montent jamais jusqu'au cielSe dit aussi de la bourse et des actions cotées en bourse. Les actionnaires et les boursicoteurs doivent savoir qu'il faut tôt au tard vendre leurs actions car elles ne montent jamais indéfiniment.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
les conseilleurs ne sont pas les payeursIl faut prendre avec mesure le conseil des autres car la décision finale n’engage, en terme de responsabilité, que le décideur.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
like a deer caught in the headlightsReferring to someone who looks or acts startled like a deer in the road as a car approaches at night.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
listen to her purradmiring the sound of a boat or car motorRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
lot lizardA customer or salesperson at a used car lot.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
low riderKeeping a low profile (originating from a type of car of the same name).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
mais où est donc ornicarA mnemonic phrase to help remember the seven coordinating conjunctions in French - mais, ou, et, donc, or, ni, car.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
máquina de vaporMotor de combustión externa que transforma la energía de una cantidad de vapor de agua en trabajo mecánico o cinético.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
motor al ralentíMotor sin potencia, se utiliza en los aterrizajes para perder velocidad, el avión planea.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
motor de combustiónMotor capaz de transformar en movimiento la energía proveniente de la combustión de sustancias adecuadas, denominadas combustibles.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
motor mouthOne who talks incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
my car has broken downmy car has broken downRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
navegación a velaNavegación que se realiza sin motor ni remos, usando el viento como fuerza motriz.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ne l'offensez pas, car vous n'y trouverez pas votre compteDo not offend him, for you would get more than you cared for.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for motor-car:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Step on the ________, we're late!
A pedal
B road
C gas
D accelerator