idioms using “road”

On the road

Traveling

“Tanaka-san is on the road now so he won’t be able to reply to your email until Friday.“

Down the road

Sometime in the future

“We’ll repair the equipment for now and then completely replace it sometime down the road.“

The road less traveled

The more unusual route, to not follow the crowd

“No one was surprised when Kaoru-san resigned from her position as bank president to study wildlife photography; she always took the road less traveled.“

Hit the road

To begin a journey

“We need to hit the road if we are going to get to the meeting on time. “

Take the high road

To act morally or correctly

“The diplomat chose to take the high road when she negotiated the trade agreement.“