learning to drive
Mastering the wheel
Learning to drive is the process of acquiring the skills needed to operate a motor vehicle.
It typically involves formal instruction, supervised practice, and eventually a licensing test.
The phrase often evokes a rite of passage for teenagers: My dad taught me to drive in an empty parking lot.
It can extend metaphorically to any steep learning curve: Managing people is like learning to drive—you're going to make some mistakes.
- steering wheelVehicle direction controller
- behind the wheelOperating a vehicle
- parallel parkingWedging beside the curb
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- permitOfficial written authorization
nervous · brake pedal · mirror check · turn signal · clutch · hand over hand · stalling · hill start · highway · open road · blind spot · three-point turn · reverse · seatbelt · ignition · speedometer · lane change · roundabout
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- memoriesmemories, remember, recollections, childhood memory, childhood memories
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