a whistle-stop tour

المعنى

a quick trip that visits many places in a short time

جولة سريعة تشمل أماكن كثيرة في وقت قصير.

أمثلة

1. 1Our guide took us on a whistle-stop tour of Rome, with ten minutes at each fountain.
2. 2The new manager made a whistle-stop tour of all five shops in one afternoon.
3. 3We only had one day in Paris, so the whole trip was a whistle-stop tour.
4. 4Gran came home exhausted from a whistle-stop tour, having visited six cousins in two days.
5. 5Is the school trip a whistle-stop tour, or will the class have time to explore each city?

القواعد

تبقى الشرطة في whistle-stop. تذكر الأماكن المزارة بعد of، ويأتي التعبير كثيرا بعد go on أو make أو take someone on.