English Dictionary

down the road, not across the street

副詞

慣用表現 否定 前置詞句

(idiomatic, of the technique for committing suicide) Along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

日本語の意味

（自殺方法における技法として）手首を横断する（端から端へ切る）のではなく、橈骨動脈に沿って刃を進める方法

When he muttered down the road, not across the street, it sounded like a coded plea for help, so I urged him to get immediate support.

彼が自傷を示す危険な婉曲表現とつぶやいたとき、それは助けを求める暗号のように聞こえたので、私は彼にただちに支援を受けるよう促した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, of the technique for committing suicide) Along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

We repeated the words ‘down the road, not across the street’ when discussing the use of knives. […] To cut horizontally was to commit the gravest possible sin for a young woman: to do something for attention.

down the road （ canonical ）