highway arms race

When it's "your way or the highway", but it's "my way or the highway" more

If we can't meet in the middle on this, we're just going to get into a highway arms race and it's gonna be baaad

highway race

When two (or more) cars engage in an illegal street race that takes place on a highway. There are two ways to stat a highway race. If you flash your high beams at another car, the race is instantly started. Or you can do a count down by honking your car's horn three times.

I just got a new turbocharger for my ride. Whadda you say we do a highway race tonight?