transport
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Go off the rails
To behave in an uncontrolled and irresponsible way, often leading to personal or professional failure.
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Hit the road
To begin a journey or depart from a location.
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Cut someone off
To interrupt someone abruptly, especially during conversation, or to block their access or progress.
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Full throttle
To operate at maximum speed or effort, giving one's complete energy or resources to a task.
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Flat out
To do something with maximum effort or speed, or to state something unequivocally.
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Stuck in the mud
To be in a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape or make progress.
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Green light
Permission or authorization to proceed with something.
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Pony Express
A swift and direct system for communication or delivery, named after the historic American mail service.
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Spinning one's wheels
To exert a lot of effort and energy without making any significant progress or achieving desired results.
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Running on empty
To be extremely tired, depleted of energy, or at the very end of one's resources or fuel.
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Precious cargo
The phrase refers to someone or something considered extremely valuable, important, or vulnerable, thus requiring special care and protection.
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Get back on track
To return to the correct path, plan, or schedule after a deviation or setback.
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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.