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down the road

Date: Aug 03 2000

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Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I’m always thinking a little further down the road.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

in the future

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

If you’re thinking about things in the future, you’re thinking
down the road. It’s a good thing to do, because it helps
you get prepared for new things in your life.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“When I was in high school, I was always thinking about my life down the road. I wanted to be a doctor, so I took lots of science classes.”

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Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

“It means that you are always thinking ‘ahead of time,’ ‘in advance,’ or ‘into the future.’ In other words, you are not just thinking about the problem or situation of the present but of its possible consequences and complications.”
by Paolo (Pisa, Italy)
”’Down the road’ means in the future. So, Jason Biggs described himself as a guy who prepares for the future
by saying ‘I’m always thinking a little further down the road.’”
by Qing Zhu (Herndon, Virginia)
“I’m a I-will-cross-that-bridge-when-I-get-to-there type. Let’s go with the flow. Nobody can say what will happen down the road exactly, so I think that I should play my cards right now. I guess ‘down the road’ means in the future.”
by Yoshinobu (Yokohama, Japan) “I think ‘down the road’ means at the future. So, ‘I’m always thinking a little further down the road.’ means to think about future, not to live only for today.” By Kate (Tel Aviv, Israel)

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