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The following 10 entries include the term the road.
middle-of-the-road
adjective: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes
middle of the road
noun phrase: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
rule of the road
noun phrase: a customary practice (such as driving always on a particular side of the road or yielding the right of way) developed in the interest of safety and often subsequently reinforced by law
knight of the road
nounover-the-road
adjective: used for, being, or relating to transportation between cities or states
get the/this show on the road
idiom: to begin an activity or journey
one for the road
noun phrase—used to refer to an alcoholic beverage that a person drinks just before leaving a place
on the road
idiom: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
on the road to recovery
idiom: in the process of becoming healthy again
the end of the road
noun phrase: the end (as of a condition or situation)
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