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life in the fast lane
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an exciting, busy lifestyle with lots of parties, money or risk
The fast lane is the overtaking lane on a motorway. Also 'live in the fast lane'.
In context
After ten years of life in the fast lane in Saigon, she moved to a quiet farm.
Life in the fast lane looks glamorous online, but it's exhausting.
More idioms about travel
- a bumpy ridea difficult period with many problems
- a change of scenerytime in a new place that makes you feel fresh and different
- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home