Phrases & Expressions

To get off a bus, train, bicycle, etc. quickly and easily.

• Hop off at the next stop.
• He decided to hop off the train early.

In a very remote or isolated place, far from towns or civilization.

• We stopped at a small garage in the middle of nowhere.
• His house is in the middle of nowhere, miles from the nearest town.

The instruction to remove laptops from bags for screening.

• For security, it's laptop out of the bag.
• Please place your laptop out on the tray.

A longer route or method than the most direct one.

• We took the long way around to see the sights.
• That's the long way around to get there.

To pack only a few essential items for a trip, resulting in light luggage.

• For this short trip, I will pack light.
• It's best to pack light when traveling by train.

Fully prepared to take off; said of an aircraft or its crew.

• The pilot announced the plane was ready for takeoff.
• After the de-icing, the aircraft was ready for takeoff.

To enter or step into a place.

• He never set foot in that building again.
• She had never set foot on a plane before that trip.

To enter a place, especially one you have not been to before or are not allowed to enter.

• He refused to set foot in his old school again.
• I wouldn't set foot in that restaurant.

To begin a journey by sea.

• The ship set sail at dawn.
• They set sail for new lands.

To establish a place for camping, usually by pitching tents and arranging supplies.

• We set up camp by the river.
• They decided to set up camp for the night.