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    Hit the road
    • set out on a journey

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  2. The idiom “hit the road” refers to someone leaving or departing from a place. It can be used in both formal and informal situations, depending on the context. The phrase can also imply that someone is starting a journey or embarking on an adventure.

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  4. hit the road. idiom. Add to word list. to leave a place or begin a journey: I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Departing. abandon. abandon ship.

    • Meaning
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    depart
    leave
    begin a journey
    set out on a trip
    We’d better pack the car and hit the roadbefore it gets dark.
    I’d love to stay and have dinner, but I’d better hit the road.
    Come on, let’s hit the roadbefore rush hour kicks in.
    Jim was being loud and obnoxious so, the bartender told him to hit the road.

    This informal phrase meaning to leave (either to go home or to set out on a trip of some kind) has its origins in the pounding of a horses hooves ‘hitting the road (or trail).’ It would also refer to feet or car tyres landing on the road too. It is mostly used for these three forms of transport. It wouldn’t be used for a flight or a train journey, ...

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  6. hit the road. Fig. to depart; to begin one's journey, especially on a road trip; to leave for home. It's time to hit the road. I'll see you. We have to hit the road very early in the morning. See also: hit, road. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  7. "Hit the road" means to leave or start a journey. What context can I use the in? Example. It's time to hit the road and start our vacation. Example. After a long day at work, I can't wait to hit the road and go home. Example. We packed our bags and were ready to hit the road early in the morning.

  8. hit the road in American English. slang. to begin or resume traveling. We hit the road before sunrise. See full dictionary entry for road. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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