A passing lane (North American English) or overtaking lane (British, Irish and Australian English) is the lane on a multi-lane highway or motorway closest to the center of the road (the central reservation). In some countries, lanes are described as being on the 'inside' or the 'outside' of a road - which one the passing lane is varies.
When Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, he never could have guessed her absence would be the very thing that made her the most recognizable painting on the planet.
Contemporary Examples. 1  Yep, the song the Whos sing in How the Grinch stole Christmas. â 2 He did not trust his slaves and regularly complained that they shirked work, stole supplies, and broke tools,â writes Larson. 3  Judge Drioux intimated Picasso he was part of a larger gang of criminals who stole the Mona Lisa.