fender bender: noun [ C ] US informal

UK  /ˈfen.də ˌben.dər/ US  /ˈfen.dɚ ˌben.dɚ/

(UK prang)

a road accident in which the vehicles involved are only slightly damaged

you can say that again!: idiom

used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said

toll booth: noun [ C ]   TRANSPORT 

a special gate or line of gates on a road where drivers have to stop and pay a toll:

Cameras at the toll booths will snap pictures of cars whose drivers don't pay the toll.

barrel: verb [ I, + adv/prep ]   informal

UK  /ˈbær.əl/ US  /ˈber.əl/

-ll- or US usually -l-

to travel somewhere very quickly:

We were barrelling along the autobahn at 180 kph.

barrel out: To move quickly out of a particular location. Once his cell phone rang, he barreled out of the meeting with no explanation. Someone's coming!

be on someone's tail: idiom

to follow someone closely:

That driver's been on my tail for miles.

rubbernecking: noun [ U ]   disapproving

UK  /ˈrʌb.ə.nek.ɪŋ/ US  /ˈrʌb.ɚ.nek.ɪŋ/

the activity of looking at something in a stupid way, especially when this involves driving more slowly to look at an accident:

Rubbernecking has caused countless accidents at the spot.

speed (something) up

phrasal verb with speed verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]

UK  /spiːd/ US  /spiːd/

sped or speeded | sped or speeded

I think you need to speed up a bit (= drive faster) - we're going to be late.

sideswipe: verb [ T ]

UK  /ˈsaɪd.swaɪp/ US  /ˈsaɪd.swaɪp/

to hit on the side:

The motorcycle turned the corner too quickly, and sideswiped a car coming towards it.

swerve: verb [ I ]

UK  /swɜːv/ US  /swɝːv/

to change direction, especially suddenly:

The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a cyclist.

blind spot: noun [ C usually singular ]

UK  /ˈblaɪnd ˌspɒt/ US  /ˈblaɪnd ˌspɑːt/

an area that you are not able to see, especially the part of a road you cannot see when you are driving, behind and slightly to one side of the car:

It can be very dangerous if there's a vehicle in your blind spot.

slam: verb

UK  /slæm/ US  /slæm/

-mm-

B2 [ I or T ]

to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise:

He slammed the brakes on (= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car.

pull over

phrasal verb with pull verb 

UK  /pʊl/ US  /pʊl/

B2

If a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops:

Just pull over here, and I'll get out and walk the rest of the way.

swap information

2 [transitive] to tell information to someone and be given information in return SYN exchange We need to get together to swap ideas and information.

like a bat out of the hell

Moving extremely fast

Moving extremely fast, as in She ran down the street like a bat out of hell . This expression presumably alludes to the rapid darting movement of bats and, Charles Earle Funk theorized, their avoidance of such light as might be cast by the fires of hell.

like a bat out of hell

idiom

informal

: very quickly

Scared, he ran out of the house like a bat out of hell.

give someone a piece of your mind

idiom   informal

to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong:

I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time.

barking up the wrong tree

idiom

trying to do something in a way that will not work:

His attorney suggested that the investigators might be barking up the wrong tree.

total verb [L only + noun, T] (DAMAGE)

mainly US

(UK write off)

to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:

His son totaled the pickup when it was ten months old.

in no time

phrase (also in next to no time)

C1

very quickly or very soon:

The kids ate their dinner in no time.

We'll be home in next to no time.

cover verb (REPORT) 

C1 [ T ]

to report the news about a particular important event:

She's covering the American election for BBC television.