shuttle

Related to shuttle: space shuttle

shuttle diplomacy

An act, instance, or practice of carrying out discussions or negotiations between two parties who refuse to communicate with one another directly. The ambassador has been on a mission of shuttle diplomacy, trying to broker a peace deal between the two warring nations.
See also: diplomacy, shuttle

shuttle from (someone) to (someone else)

1. To move from one person or group of authority to another in quick succession. I've been shuttling from doctor to doctor trying to figure out what has been going on with my stomach problems. She shuttled from one foster home to another throughout her childhood, so she's never had a strong sense of family.
2. To move someone or something from the care or responsibility of one person or group to that of another, especially in quick succession. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "shuttle" and "from." When I was growing up, I was constantly shuttled from my grandparents to my parents and back again. The insurance company has been shuttling me from one adviser to another in order to get my claim sorted out.
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shuttle from (something or some place) to (something or some place)

1. To move from one location to another in quick succession by or as by shuttle. We shuttled from New York, to Los Angeles, to Nevada, and then back to New York again in the span of six months. We're paying a little extra to shuttle from the airport directly to the hotel.
2. To transport someone or something from one location, event, or activity to another by or as by shuttle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "shuttle" and "from." The school is asking for volunteers to shuttle students from school to the museum for their field trip. I've been shuttling this artwork from exhibit to exhibit all around the country.
3. To visit or travel between multiple places or things in quick succession. As the lead coordinator, I spent most of the day shuttling from one site of the festival to another to make sure everything was running smoothly.
4. To cause or direct someone to visit or travel multiple places or things in quick succession. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "shuttle" and "from." Upper management kept shuttling Sarah from department to department, trying to pressure her to quit so they wouldn't have to pay severance. The insurance company shuttled us from one hotel to another while they investigated the damage to our house.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shuttle someone or something from (person to person)

 and shuttle someone or something from place to place
(Specific persons or places are sometimes expressed.) to move or pass someone or something from person to person; to move or pass someone or something from place to place. My phone call was shuttled from person to person. Mary shuttled her children from home to school to practice.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • shuttle diplomacy
  • cooling-off period
  • period
  • communicate with
  • communicate with (one)
  • squawk box
  • a nod and a wink
  • a nudge and a wink
  • nudge
  • correspond with (one) about (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
A Taiwan Tourist Shuttle single-day ticket allows the ticket holder to tour along the route unlimitedly for one day, getting on and off at any stop along the route.
Buy 4 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle single-day tickets and get 2 free
EKspress Shuttle Service is available for one-way trips and round trips, from Ayala Parksquare to Enchanted Kingdom and back.
Ride with us and have a magical joyride to Enchanted Kingdom!
The government had announced to launch the shuttle service in 2014 to pick passengers from the Pirwadhai and Soan general bus stands, railway station, airport and other areas to the metro bus route.
Govt yet to launch shuttle service for metro passengers
The unmanned shuttle has been programmed to fly to a height of 70 kms after which it will descend back to earth and land safely in the Bay of Bengal.
India's very own space shuttle will launch in the next 2-3 months
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said it will introduce Boeing 717 aircraft on eight of the 15 daily flights between Los Angeles International and San Francisco International airports in June, offering 40 percent more seats on its hourly nonstop Delta Shuttle.
Delta introduces Boeing 717s on LA, San Francisco shuttle
The best experience while riding the shuttle is when you are sitting at the light on Foster Street, right before the Hub, and you see your bus leaving the Hub.
The woes on the bus go round and round
Each one-way shuttle party experience will last 30 to 45 minutes, giving riders time to party onboard and meet some of the hottest girls and guys from around the world.
Vegas' 1st Alternative Party Shuttle Begins Dec. 14
FLORIDA (CyHAN)- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, in preparation for its ferry flight to California.
Endeavour Mated to SCA Time-Lapse
Space shuttle Enterprise took its final journey Wednesday to its retirement home on a floating museum off the western edge of New York City.
Space Shuttle Enterprise Docks At New York's Intrepid Museum: How & When You Can See It
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program by Pat Duggins.
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
The Theatre Shuttle service - which works like a taxi but charges bus fares - was launched in 2004 as a spin-off from the Deeside Shuttle, which takes workers to Deeside Industrial Park.
It's curtains for theatre bus link; Council vote to axe dial-a-ride service
Summary: The space shuttle Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with one last, rousing touchdown that drew cheers and tears.
Shuttle comes to final stop after 30 years
WHEN Flight Commander Chris Ferguson eased the shuttle on to a runway in Florida at 5.57am he closed a major chapter in man's quest to explore space.
Mission complete, Houston.. SHUTTLE PROGRAMME ENDS AS ATLANTIS LANDS
Summary: The US space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at the International Space Station on the final flight of the Nasa shuttle programme.
Shuttle docks with space station for last time