ferry

Related to ferry: Jules Ferry

ferry (someone) around

To drive people from place to place. Now that I have my license, my parents always want me to ferry my siblings around—it's so annoying.
See also: around, ferry

ferry across

To carry someone or something across a body of water on a ferryboat. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ferry" and "across." No, it's fine—there are boats that can ferry us across the river.
See also: across, ferry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ferry someone around

to transport people here and there in small groups. I really don't want to spend all my days ferrying children around. Why am I ferrying around a bunch of kids all day?
See also: around, ferry

ferry someone or something across something

 and ferry someone or something across
to transport someone or something across a river on a ferryboat. Can we get someone to ferry us across the lake to the island? After they ferried across all the cars, they closed the ferryboat down for the night.
See also: across, ferry
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ferry (someone) around
  • ferry around
  • find way around
  • gaze around
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • around (one's) ears
  • bomb around
  • go around and around
  • crowd around (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Garcia cited that they purchased eightengines for the ferry but only half of them were working due to the people manning the ferry boats.
Mr Gowa said they will push to have the repairs completed early to allow the Mtongwe ferry users back to the crossing.The ferry at the Mtongwe channel starts operating from 5am to 10am in the morning before it breaks for the day and returns for evening operations from 3.
The best selling point of the ferry route is the blue sea along eastern Taiwan, according to the ferry company.
An estimated 300,000 people and more than 3,000 vehicles use the Likoni ferry service daily.
In addition to his work on the Jefferson's Ferry, Mather Health Systems and Mather Hospital boards, John Sini has served on the boards of his local church, soccer league, and other organizations.
Nexus, formerly the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive, took over the operation of the Shields Ferry in 1972.
The bus from North Shields ferry landing will also depart on the hour and on the half hour from the bus stop on New Quay, at the end of the ferry landing.
'In the five months of operations under Rapid Ferry, the ferry operational costs was RM1.749 million each month,' he said.
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor for the LIVERPOOL City Region, said: "The ferry on the Mersey is an iconic symbol of our City Region, but the current fleet is sorely in need of an upgrade.
Mr Bizenjo said the draft Ferry Policy had provided a wide array of concessions and a tax holiday up to 2040, reported Dawn.
The government is eyeing the privatization of the operations of the Pasig River ferry system, which is up for rehabilitation, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday.
New Ferry 'will NOT be left behind' as huge [pounds sterling]1bn project to regenerate Wirral is confirmed
THE hull of the new Irish Ferries cruise ferry for the Holyhead to Dublin route has entered the water.
After a New York City ferry got stuck on a sandbar near Pier 11, off the Wall Street on Monday, the passengers had to call the emergency services as the authorities took no steps to call for a replacement boat.
Khalaf works in the center of Port Said, and he lives in Port Fouad, so he uses the ferry to get to Port Said every day, going from one bank of the canal to the other.