English Explanatory Dictionary

hit the road

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.
  2. To leave a place; to go away.

Pronunciation

en-au-hit the road.ogg

Word forms

hit the road hits the road hitting the road

Etymology

Compare typologically Russian уда́риться в бега́ (udáritʹsja v begá), уда́рить по та́пкам (udáritʹ po tápkam), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja).

Synonyms

hit the pavement hit the trail

Related words

hit it
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