There are two kinds of drivers most people don't like. The first one is a backseat driver. This is a passenger in the car who likes to tell the driver where to go and how to drive. All of their directions are really unnecessary and very annoying.
The second kind of driver most people don't like is a road hog. Now, a hog is a large pig and we know that hogs like to eat a lot. So, a road hog is a person who takes up a lot of the road. They don't share the road with other drivers.
There's one more expression I think you would enjoy knowing. So, I'd like you to come this way and I'll show you something interesting.
If you look closely, over here to the right, you'll see the gas gauge. A gas gauge shows how much gas is in the fuel tank. So, let's turn on the car and see how much gas we have.
Oh, did you see it went up? So, we don't have an empty tank. Our tank is three-quarters full.
Now, if you have an empty tank of gas, you can't run your car. So, the expression “running on empty” means that somehow you're going on your performing but you have very little energy to do it. Okay, so, let's see how well you remember expressions.
(n.) an annoying passenger who likes to tell the driver where to go and how to drive
(n.) a driver that does not share the road with other drivers by not letting other cars pass
(v.) to continue performing or functioning even though you have little energy or strength
1. With all the demands from a full-time job and college, Gary has been ________ for the past couple of months. I don't know how much longer he can continue this way.
2. I almost got into an accident on the way here. I tried to pass this one car, but the driver was a complete ________. He almost pushed me off the highway!
3. Tom's wife is a ________. Tom says he can hardly concentrate on his driving with all of her unnecessary directions from the passenger's seat.
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