highway

Related to highway: Highway engineering

(as) hot as highway blacktop

Extremely hot in temperature. Geez, it's hot as highway blacktop today—we really need to stay in the shade.

highway robbery

A situation in which one is charged an exorbitant price. I need to find another mechanic because this bill is just highway robbery! I can't believe how much he charged for a simple repair.

See also: highway, robbery

highways and byways

Both major and minor or lesser-traveled roads. (Often used figuratively to describe paths taken in life.) I'm taking the summer to travel across the Midwest, driving through highways and byways to find all sorts of unique places. By highways and byways, he ended up making a life for himself in a small village in India.

my way or the highway

If you do not do things the way I want or require, then you can just leave or not participate. I'm here to create the best musicians in the world, so in this room, it's my way or the highway!

highway robbery

outrageous overpricing; a bill that is much higher than normally acceptable but must be paid. (As if one had been accosted and robbed on the open road or in broad daylight.) Four thousand dollars! That's highway robbery for one piece of furniture! I won't pay it! It's highway robbery!

See also: highway, robbery

highways and byways

1. major and minor roads. The city council voted to plant new trees along all the highways and byways of the town.

2. Cliché routes and pathways, both major and minor. I hope I meet you again some day on life's highways and byways.

highway robbery

The exaction of an exorbitantly high price or fee. For example, You paid ten dollars for that meat? That's highway robbery. This term, used figuratively since the late 1800s, alludes to literal robbery of travelers on or near a public road.

See also: highway, robbery

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

highway robbery

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

daylight robbery

BRITISH

You use highway robbery or daylight robbery to describe a situation in which you are charged far too much money for something. They're charging ten bucks for the comics, which sounds like highway robbery to us. You have to pay thousands of dollars for the service. It's daylight robbery!

See also: highway, robbery

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

ˌhighways and ˈbyways

(on/along) all the roads, large and small, of a country, an area, etc: She travelled the highways and byways of Scotland collecting folk songs and local traditions.

A byway is a small road.

ˌmy way or the ˈhighway

(American English, informal) used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave: Right now there is only one rule here. It’s my way or the highway.

highway robbery

So expensive that it is considered extortion. This expression simply transfers the literal meaning—armed robbery of travelers on an open road—to the more or less legitimate charging of exorbitant prices. As J. B. Priestley put it in It’s An Old Country (1967), “Nothing on the wine list under two-pound-ten. Highway robbery by candlelight.”

See also: highway, robbery

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

as hot as highway blacktop

Scorching. A typical summer day in the Deep South.

词组	highway
释义	highway Related to highway: Highway engineering (as) hot as highway blacktop Extremely hot in temperature. Geez, it's hot as highway blacktop today—we really need to stay in the shade. See also: blacktop, highway, hot highway robbery A situation in which one is charged an exorbitant price. I need to find another mechanic because this bill is just highway robbery! I can't believe how much he charged for a simple repair. See also: highway, robbery highways and byways Both major and minor or lesser-traveled roads. (Often used figuratively to describe paths taken in life.) I'm taking the summer to travel across the Midwest, driving through highways and byways to find all sorts of unique places. By highways and byways, he ended up making a life for himself in a small village in India. See also: and, highway my way or the highway If you do not do things the way I want or require, then you can just leave or not participate. I'm here to create the best musicians in the world, so in this room, it's my way or the highway! See also: highway, way Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. highway robbery outrageous overpricing; a bill that is much higher than normally acceptable but must be paid. (As if one had been accosted and robbed on the open road or in broad daylight.) Four thousand dollars! That's highway robbery for one piece of furniture! I won't pay it! It's highway robbery! See also: highway, robbery highways and byways 1. major and minor roads. The city council voted to plant new trees along all the highways and byways of the town. 2. Cliché routes and pathways, both major and minor. I hope I meet you again some day on life's highways and byways. See also: and, highway McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. highway robbery The exaction of an exorbitantly high price or fee. For example, You paid ten dollars for that meat? That's highway robbery. This term, used figuratively since the late 1800s, alludes to literal robbery of travelers on or near a public road. See also: highway, robbery The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. highway robbery BRITISH, AMERICAN or daylight robbery BRITISH You use highway robbery or daylight robbery to describe a situation in which you are charged far too much money for something. They're charging ten bucks for the comics, which sounds like highway robbery to us. You have to pay thousands of dollars for the service. It's daylight robbery! See also: highway, robbery Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. ˌhighways and ˈbyways (on/along) all the roads, large and small, of a country, an area, etc: She travelled the highways and byways of Scotland collecting folk songs and local traditions. A byway is a small road. See also: and, highway ˌmy way or the ˈhighway (American English, informal) used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave: Right now there is only one rule here. It’s my way or the highway. See also: highway, way Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary highway robbery So expensive that it is considered extortion. This expression simply transfers the literal meaning—armed robbery of travelers on an open road—to the more or less legitimate charging of exorbitant prices. As J. B. Priestley put it in It’s An Old Country (1967), “Nothing on the wine list under two-pound-ten. Highway robbery by candlelight.” See also: highway, robbery The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer as hot as highway blacktop Scorching. A typical summer day in the Deep South. See also: blacktop, highway, hot Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: (as) hot as highway blacktop as hot as highway blacktop blacktop get hot (as) hot as fire (as) hot as hell (as) hot as blazes diggety diggity (I've been) keeping cool References in periodicals archive Highway 18, Mississippi Manila from two lanes to five lanes Largest Highway Construction Projects 'It is clear that the Barisan Nasional government in the past only prioritised the profits of private highway concessionaires, while the Pakatan Harapan government prioritises the interests of the public and taxpayers,' he said. Pua: Putrajaya's highway takeover will save Malaysians money, not benefit concessionaires From a portion of the Halsema Highway at Sitio Cattubo in Barangay Paoay in Atok, visitors can also view the vegetable garden terraces and Mt. PH highway's highest point now in Ifugao Following the transaction, the Cube Highways group portfolio will have over 4,500 lane-kilometers of highways across India. Cube Highways to Acquire Delhi-Agra Toll Road from Reliance Infrastructure Trucks and buses are tolled on Slovak highways and dual carriageways based on kilometres driven. Price of highway stickers remains unchanged in Slovakia Construction of the four-lane New Seward Highway was completed in 1971, with a series of interchange expansions occurring over the next two decades. Alaska Builds Second Six-Lane Highway: Anchorage mega-project in second of three stages Besides the highway investment worth over 800 million euro, many regional and transport roads are currently under reconstruction, stressed the Minister. Misajlovski: we will finish Corridor 8 Speaking Monday at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Trakiya Highway connecting the capital Sofia and the Black Sea city of Burgas, Plevneliev noted that Bulgaria's priorities for the 2014-2020 programming period would focus mainly on Northern Bulgaria. President Plevneliev: Bulgaria Can Complete 7 Highway Projects by 2020 The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) recently released a brochure to commemorate its first 50 years and to highlight some of the program's milestones. NCHRP celebrates 50 years Federal funding for highways is provided to the states mostly through a series of grant programs known as the Federal-Aid Highway Program, administered by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes from 2005 to 2009 The McKenzie Pass Highway, also known as state Highway 242, will officially open to all traffic at 8 a.m. McKenzie Pass road open Friday to all traffic ANKARA, Mar 21, 2011 (TUR) -- Turkey's highway network will reach 7,516 km on the 100th anniversary of the Republic in 2023. TURKEY-MOTORWAYS -Turkey's highway network to reach 7,516 km in 2023 Summary: Morocco plans to continue expansion of its highway network. Morocco sets highway plan MAYRISE Highways is used to generate routine highway inspection schedules for the team of field based engineers. Slough Borough Council implements Highways Management solution from Mayrise The Northeastern Ontario Chamber of Commerce (NOCC) wants to reduce white knuckle drives on Highway 11. Chambers call for Highway 11 upgrades
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