soft shoulder

soft shoulder

An unpaved 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 soft shoulder. I came to a stop on the soft shoulder because it was raining so hard I couldn't see.
See also: shoulder, soft
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • shoulder
  • calm down
  • think before (one) (does something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • been to the rodeo
  • rodeo
  • be all
  • be all like
  • come with