Meaning of the rubber hits the road | Babel Free

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“It is in these conversations that the rubber hits the road, where the plan gets traction.”

“We do it in our teaching, which is where the rubber hits the road in the improvisation community.”

“It often tends to be the most controversial field in theology because it's where the rubber hits the road in terms of what the Church says on the hotbutton issues of the day, from abortion and homosexuality to war and the environment.”

“When Senator Barack Obama ran for president, he noted: The mayors have some of the toughest jobs in the country, because that's where the rubber hits the road.”

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