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Rezaenglish Posted 4 years ago
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Turn back down the road

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Woman: Well, suppose you're driving along a road, and you decide to turn back,
what would you do?


Man: I don't know.


Woman: 1- You turn the car as far as you can to one side of the roadway.

2- You put the car into reverse and turn as far as you can to
the other side of the roadway.

3- You put the car into drive again and turn back down the road. One, two, three.


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down the road ?


What does “turn back down the road” mean?

Does it mean "turn back the opposite direction of the road" or something else?


Thank you

  

Top answer

rezaenglish down the road Expressions like 'down the road' or 'down the street' mean the same thing as 'up the road' or 'up the street' or 'along the road' or 'along the street'. The general idea is to follow the road or street wherever it goes, to stay on the road or street as you travel. Turn back down the road means 'Make the car move so that it faces in the opposite direction and then drive along the road in that direction'.

  • rezaenglish down the road Expressions like 'down the road' or 'down the street' mean the same thing as 'up the road' or 'up the street' or 'along the road' or 'along the street'.
  • The general idea is to follow the road or street wherever it goes, to stay on the road or street as you travel.
  • Turn back down the road means 'Make the car move so that it faces in the opposite direction and then drive along the road in that direction'.
  • So if you are going north, after you turn back down the road, you are now going south on the same road.
  • CJ
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rezaenglishdown the road

Expressions like 'down the road' or 'down the street' mean the same thing as 'up the road' or 'up the street' or 'along the road' or 'along the street'. The general idea is to follow the road or street wherever it goes, to stay on the road or street as you travel.

Turn back down the road means 'Make the car move so that it fa

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