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• Go off the rails

  To behave in an uncontrolled and irresponsible way, often leading to personal or professional failure.

• Hit the road

  To begin a journey or depart from a location.

• Cut someone off

  To interrupt someone abruptly, especially during conversation, or to block their access or progress.

• Full throttle

  To operate at maximum speed or effort, giving one's complete energy or resources to a task.

• Flat out

  To do something with maximum effort or speed, or to state something unequivocally.

• Stuck in the mud

  To be in a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape or make progress.

• Green light

  Permission or authorization to proceed with something.

• Pony Express

  A swift and direct system for communication or delivery, named after the historic American mail service.

• Spinning one's wheels

  To exert a lot of effort and energy without making any significant progress or achieving desired results.

• Running on empty

  To be extremely tired, depleted of energy, or at the very end of one's resources or fuel.

• Precious cargo

  The phrase refers to someone or something considered extremely valuable, important, or vulnerable, thus requiring special care and protection.

• Get back on track

  To return to the correct path, plan, or schedule after a deviation or setback.

• On the wrong track

  To be pursuing a course of action or line of reasoning that will not lead to a desired or correct outcome.