hard shoulder
hard shoulder
A paved lane or area on the side of a road, often a highway, where drivers can stop their vehicles in emergency situations. I think you've got a flat tire. You'd better pull over on to the hard shoulder. I came to a stop on the hard shoulder because it was raining so hard I couldn't see.
See also: hard, shoulder
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- shoulder
- pull over
- flooey
- never tire of (something)
- never tire of doing something
- race against the clock
- a race against time/the clock
- spring a leak
- bug out
- pave over