"one for the road" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-one for the road.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} one for the road (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A final drink before one leaves. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms: 1FTR Related terms: stirrup cup Translations (a final drink before one leaves): на разье́знае (na razʹjéznaje) (Belarusian), 最後一杯酒 (Chinese Mandarin), 最后一杯酒 (zuìhòu yī bēi jiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), ҫул курки (śul k̬urk̬i) (Chuvash), тӑрлав курки (tărlav kurk̬i) (Chuvash), afzakkertje [neuter] (Dutch), корно корка (korno korka) (Eastern Mari), yhdet vielä (Finnish), coup de l’étrier [masculine] (French), un dernier pour la route [masculine] (French), dök yolculuk (Gagauz), bicchiere della staffa [masculine] (Italian), 最後の一杯 (saigo no ippai) (alt: さいごのいっぱい) (Japanese), бӧръя румка (börja rumka) (Komi-Zyrian), 막잔 (makjan) (Korean), 마지막 한 잔 (majimak han jan) (Korean), rozchodniak [masculine] (Polish), strzemienny [masculine] (Polish), saideira [feminine] (Portuguese), на посошо́к (na posošók) (Russian), посошо́к (posošók) (Russian), deoch an dorais [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), caminera [feminine] (Spanish), färdknäpp [common-gender] (Swedish), учорос (ućoros) (Udmurt), на ко́ня (na kónja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), корны цӓркӓ (korny cärkä) (Western Mari)

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