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dual highway

See: DIVIDED HIGHWAY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[highway] See: [DIVIDED HIGHWAY] or [DUAL HIGHWAY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[highway robbery] {n. phr.} 1. A hold-up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[holdup] {n.} 1. Robbery. * /John fell victim to a highway holdup./ 2. A delay, as on a crowded highway. * /Boy we're late! What's causing this holdup?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[look out for] {v. phr.} To watch out for; be on the alert. * /There were signs along the highway warning drivers to look out for deer crossing./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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