Meaning of take to the streets | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition.
   intransitive
2. To rampage or riot.
   intransitive

Examples

“But for the first time, the lese-majesty law was discussed substantially […] It follows an unprecedented youth movement that took to the streets in 2020 to challenge that law and to call for the royal budget to be reduced and its political influence curbed.”

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