idioms

  royal road (an easy or direct way to achieve something) Practice is the royal road to learning a language well. There is no royal road to success in this business.   envocabulary.com

    on the road (traveling; moving from place to place) I’ve been on the road since Wednesday morning. The band usually spends many months on the road.   envocabulary.com

  voice in the wilderness (someone who expresses a particular opinion that no one believes or listens to) A doctor had warned about the dangers of the disease, but he was a voice in the wilderness. I feel like I have been a voice in the wilderness.   envocabulary.com

  virgin territory (a completely new situation or activity) I have never experienced a problem like this before. This is a virgin territory for me.   (an area that hasn’t been explored before) There is no one in this area. It’s like a virgin territory.   envocabulary.com

  retail therapy  humorous (shopping in order to make yourself feel happier) Let’s go to the mall and do some retail therapy. You had a bad day. I think a bit of retail therapy will cheer you up.   envocabulary.com