hit the pavement
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hit the pavement
verb hits the pavement · hitting the pavement · hit the pavement
- To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk. But getting people to hit the pavement is more than just a health concern. . . . [M]unicipalities are looking to combat inner-city decay by keeping the streets flush with pedestrians.
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To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
And when we hit the pavement, we found we had covered the last 54 miles in an hour and twenty minutes.
Similar: hit the bricks, pound the pavement, hit the road
Talk about this word "hit the pavement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20pavement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hit the pavement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20pavement "hit the pavement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20pavement.Cite this
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title = {hit the pavement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20the%20pavement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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