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  • Overtake refers to passing someone by catching up from behind, and can be used both literally and figuratively.
  • In driving, overtaking involves moving in front of another vehicle, but it can be unsafe with large trucks on steep hills.
  • Figuratively, overtaking means surpassing someone in success, such as a student becoming the top in class.
  • Skidding is the act of sliding uncontrollably, especially in vehicles on wet, icy, or oily surfaces.
  • "Hit the skids" is a figurative expression indicating a downturn in someone's life or career.

Indice

  1. Overtake
  2. Skid

Overtake

To overtake someone is to come from behind them, catch up to them, and pass, or go in front of them.
Ex: We were following behind our cousins in a white van, and were able to overtake them as we passed the shopping centre.
Ex: You should not try to overtake a big truck as it's going down a large hill. It has more weight and travels downhill much faster.
Overtake can also be used figuratively. It means to become greater or more successful than someone else.
Ex: Leonard studied hard all year and finally overtook Karen as the top student in the sixth form last month.
Ex: Japan overtook the U.S. in automobile production in the 1990s and is now one of the top three auto producers in the world.

Skid

To skid is to slide after stopping or turning too quickly. A car can also skid on wet, snowy or icy roads. Sometimes an oily spot on a road will make a car skid.
Ex: Matt's car skidded to a stop in the middle of the junction when he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a turning car. The tyres made long tread marks on the road.
Ex: The ice on the road made our car skid to the side whenever we tried to turn. We had to slow down and try to avoid any icy spots to be able to make it home safely.
Hit the skids is an expression often used in a figurative sense to express the idea that someone's life is not going well; they are going through a difficult time. It could be in their business or personal life.
Ex: Patty's life hit the skids after her business failure and she was never able to get back to the same level of success again.
Ex: Jonathan became depressed and his career started to hit the skids after his company laid off a lot of its workers.

Domande da interrogazione

  1. ¿Qué significa "overtake" y cómo se puede usar de manera figurada?
  2. "Overtake" significa adelantar a alguien viniendo desde atrás y pasarlo. También se puede usar de manera figurada para indicar que alguien se vuelve más exitoso que otra persona, como cuando Leonard superó a Karen como el mejor estudiante.

  3. ¿En qué condiciones un coche puede "skid" y qué implica esta acción?
  4. Un coche puede "skid" al deslizarse después de detenerse o girar demasiado rápido, especialmente en carreteras mojadas, nevadas o heladas. Esto implica una pérdida de control, como cuando el coche de Matt se deslizó al frenar bruscamente.

  5. ¿Qué significa la expresión "hit the skids" y en qué contextos se utiliza?
  6. La expresión "hit the skids" se utiliza de manera figurada para describir que la vida de alguien no va bien, atravesando un momento difícil, ya sea en su vida personal o profesional, como le ocurrió a Patty después del fracaso de su negocio.

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