Meaning of the rubber meets the road | Babel Free
Definitions
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A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved. idiomatic
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, meet, road.
Examples
“Now we're getting down to where the rubber meets the road.”
“It can only be judged "when the rubber meets the road"; when its implementation does or does not produce results.”
“It is in the interview that the rubber meets the road.”
“Even 500 feet probably wouldn't allow you to brake to a stop, because it's "where the rubber meets the road" that counts.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.