Meaning of hit the pavement | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
   idiomatic
2. To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
   idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

“And when we hit the pavement, we found we had covered the last⟳ 54 miles in an hour and twenty minutes.”

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