Chapter 24 · Town and Country

Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 24, Town and Country. Phraseology.

at work; at the store; at the hotel; at school

in the country

How do I get to the train station?

Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 24, Town and Country. Idioms.

Bright lights, big city

She moved to New York for the bright lights, big city life.

A concrete jungle

He grew up in a concrete jungle with no parks.

The city that never sleeps

New York is called the city that never sleeps.

Hit the streets

Thousands of protesters hit the streets.

A country bumpkin

In the big city, he felt like a country bumpkin.

Get away from it all

We rented a cabin to get away from it all.

At a crossroads

After graduation, I was at a crossroads.

Go down the wrong road

He went down the wrong road and got into trouble.

Take the high road

She was insulted but took the high road.

The road less traveled

He took the road less traveled and became a farmer.

A dead-end job

He was tired of his dead-end job.

Run like clockwork

The festival ran like clockwork.

Red tape

Starting a business here involves a lot of red tape.

Good fences make good neighbors

We built a fence — good fences make good neighbors.

A close-knit community

Our village is a close-knit community.

A stone's throw away

The beach is a stone's throw away from our hotel.

Right around the corner

Summer is right around the corner.