hit the pavement

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To travelon foot, as on asidewalk.2007July 31, Ceri Au, “Fighting for the Right to Flush”, inTime:But getting people tohit the pavementis more than just a health concern. . . . [M]unicipalities are looking to combat inner-city decay by keeping the streets flush with pedestrians.; (idiomatic)To travel or begin tomovein anautomobileor otherroadvehicle.1925, "Automotive Section: "Hitting it up"(advertisement),"Ottawa Citizen, 4 July (retrieved 28 Sep 2010):"And when wehit the pavement, we found we had covered the last 54 miles in an hour and twenty minutes."

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