hit the bricks | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Totravelabout, especiallyon foot.1949June 18,Victor Riesel, “Inside Labor”, inSt. Petersburg Times, retrieved24 June 2009, page30:[T]housands of brewers, waiters and waitresses, bartenders, cooks, checkers, cashiers, dishwashers, hotel maids and bellmen, too, would be forced tohit the bricksin search of other work.2002October 17, Jeff Larsen, “Short Trips: Shoreside walks in green and glittering Vancouver”, inSeattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved24 June 2009:[H]undreds of joggers and walkers from the condoshit the bricksof the Coal Harbor Seawalk starting at 6 a.m. for their morning constitution around Stanley Park.; (idiomatic)Toleaveordepart; toget out.2004September 20, “No NHL? No NHL!!!”, inWashington Post, retrieved24 June 2009, pageD02:Alas, Hancock did not have his receipt, so the shop owner told him tohit the bricks.2009April 3, Tom Horgen, “Nightlife: Bingo is the game-o”, inMinneapolis Star-Tribune, retrieved24 June 2009:On Friday and Saturday nights, the old-timers who usually populate the enormous roomhit the bricksas an army of young people storm the hall to play "Cosmic Bingo."; (idiomatic)To participate in aworkplacestrikeor otherjob action; to participate in a publicprotest, especially one involvingpicketing.1947March 31, “National Affairs: Waterfront Conchie”, inTime:When Harry Bridges told his boys tohit the bricks, Charley was always up front in the longshoremen's wall of flesh. His picketing record in the bloody dockside strife of 1934 and in the all-out strike of 1937 was perfect.2002December 16, Pete Donohueet al., “MTA and union push against strike deadline”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved24 June 2009:Queens bus driver Mousie Garcia, 30, said she doesn't want a strike but willhit the bricksif the MTA doesn't come through with no-strings-attached raises.

Examples:

EN: Oh, she'll be fine, and you guys can hit the bricks.
ES: Oh, ella estará bien. y, uh, ustedes chicos puede golpear los ladrillos.
EN: I hit the bricks at 8:00.
ES: Empiezo a las 8:00.
EN: All right, Candy, hit the bricks.
ES: - Muy bien, Candy, lárgate.
EN: Now let's hit the bricks. Go ahead.
ES: Ahora vete.
EN: Well, they were, but they're not anymore, so hit the bricks.
ES: Bueno, ellos fueron, pero son ya no más, así que pulse los ladrillos.
EN: Why don't you just give me my cut and let me hit the bricks?
ES: Denme mi parte y terminemos de una vez.
EN: - Right, let's hit the bricks.
ES: - Muy bien, vamos deprisa.
EN: You close or you hit the bricks.
ES: O cierran tratos o están despedidos. Decisión...
EN: - Well, tin man, suppose you hit the bricks.
ES: Bueno, hombre de hojalata... váyase por el camino de ladrillos.
EN: Let's hit the bricks.
ES: - Vámonos de aquí.
EN: Two seconds after Alan told me your story... the Computer Crimes Division hit the bricks chasing this down... beating every bush from here to eternity trying to find you.
ES: Después de Alan me contara su historia... la mitad de los agentes en Crímenes por Computadora empezaron a investigar. Removieron cielo y tierra tratando de encontrarla.
EN: My foot hit the ice. My bum hit the bricks.
ES: He pisado el hielo y me he dado de culo.
EN: All right, let's hit the bricks, huh?
ES: Bueno, salgamos de aquí.
EN: You can't take it, hit the bricks.
ES: Si no puedes, retírate.
EN: All right, let's hit the bricks.
ES: Bueno, pongámonos en marcha.

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