hit the road

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

hit the road

1. (idiomatic) To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.

   If we're gonna make it by sunset, we'd better hit the road.

2. (idiomatic) To leave a place; to go away.

   It's time for me to hit the road and walk home.

Synonyms

• (begin traveling in an auto): hit the pavement

See also

• hit it

Translations

to begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle

• Finnish: lähteä tien päälle, lähteä ajamaan
• French: prendre la route
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• Portuguese: botar o pé na estrada

to leave a place; to go away

• Azerbaijani: yola düşmək
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上路 (zh) (shànglù)

• Finnish: häipyä (fi)
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• French: mettre les voiles (fr)
• German: sich auf den Weg machen
• Portuguese: botarr o pé na estrada
• Russian: отпра́виться в доро́гу pf (otprávitʹsja v dorógu)