down the road

die Straße entlang, weiter die Straße hinunter

Weiter entlang derselben Straße, meist nur ein kurzes Stück entfernt.

In einfachem Englisch: Further along a road, usually a short distance from where you are.

• The shop is down the road.
• We walked down the road to the river.
• Who lives in that house down the road?

So benutzt man es: down the road from somewhere (The bakery is down the road from our house.)

Synonyme: along the road

Häufige Wendungen: down the road nearby, down the road from

später, in Zukunft

Zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt oder in einer späteren Phase.

In einfachem Englisch: At a later time or stage of something.

• We may need it down the road.
• That cheap repair caused problems down the road.
• Do you see yourself managing a team further down the road?

Synonyme: later, in the future

Häufige Wendungen: further down the road, years down the road

entlassen

So weggeschickt werden, dass man seine Arbeitsstelle verliert.

In einfachem Englisch: If someone is sent away like this, they lose their job.

• One more mistake and you'll be down the road.
• After years at the factory, he was sent down the road.
• The new boss sent three workers down the road.

Synonyme: dismissed, fired, sacked

Häufige Wendungen: sent down the road, down the road tomorrow