To take the scenic route: Jokingly, to get lost and take a long time to reach a destination.
Off the beaten track: Remote,faraway, hard to get to, and not very well known. Notice that you can also say “off the beaten path.”
It will be a cold day in hell before something happens: It is highly unlikely or improbable that something will happen.
The middle of nowhere: A very remote place, especially someplace wild and far away from people or towns.
To wing it: To do something without following instructions or directions. To improvise.
To shake off the dust: To rest and compose yourself after a longtrip, as if you had been walking for a long time and were covered in dust from the road.
To freshen up: To wash up and relax. To tidy your appearance and overall condition after something tiring.
To whip up: To prepare something, especially food, in a fast and improvised way.
To catch up: To talk and share recent news after not having seen someone in a while.
To unwind: To relax and free yourself from stress.
To kick off: To begin something.
R and R: Rest and Relaxation.
To recharge the batteries: To rest and regain physical and psychological strength.
A weekend getaway: A place to go to for the weekend where youcan rest and relax.
The rat race: The total system of life centered around working hard—commuting, struggling to be successful and get ahead, dealing with the stresses of life, worrying about bills, etc.
Culture shock: Reaction to a very significant change in way of life.
The sticks: The country. A rural area.
A fish out of water: Out of place, not in your naturalenvironment.
The boondocks: The country, the rural areas far away from cities or big towns. Note that this expression is often shortened to “the boonies.”
A place to hang your hat: A place to call home, a place to feel athome.
To pan out: To be successful, to work out well.
To snap out of it: To recover after a state of confusion, sadness, or psychological fatigue.
The locals: The people who live in a certain place. The local people.
To stick out like a sore thumb: To be very visible or obvious, to draw attention to yourself because you are different in some noticeable way.
To size someone up: To examine or evaluate someone, especiallyvisually.
To give someone the cold shoulder: To fail to be warm and welcoming to someone, to ignore someone, especially on purpose.
To start from square one: To start again, to start a process from the very beginning.
To reach out: To extend a welcome to a person, to put forth an effort to communicate with someone.
To make small talk: To make insignificant conversation withsomeone, especially only to be polite.
To break the ice: To put an end to a time of silence or lack of communication. To initiate a conversation or friendliness with someone.
Lined up at your door: Eager and in large numbers.
To raise eyebrows: To bring attention to yourself, to cause people to notice you as someone different or unconventional. Notice that this expression is similar to “stick out like a sore thumb,” but there’s a hint of a moral judgment with “raise eyebrows.”
Good old-fashioned: Traditional.
On the clock: On a strict schedule, especially on working time.
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