C1idiominformaltravelIELTS-friendly
live out of a suitcase
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to travel so much that you never fully unpack or settle in one place
A little negative: describes the tiring side of work trips and long journeys.
In context
My job means I live out of a suitcase for half the year.
After three months of living out of a suitcase, she was happy to have her own room again.
More idioms about travel
- get itchy feetto start wanting to travel or move somewhere new after staying in one place
- hit the roadto leave a place and start a journey
- in the middle of nowherein a place far away from towns, shops and other people
- like a fish out of wateruncomfortable because you are in a place or situation that is new or strange to you
- off the beaten trackfar from the places that most tourists visit