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the rubber meets the road

Used other than as an idiom: see rubber, meet, road.

Etymology:

  • A metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.
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Additional definitions for 'the rubber meets the road':

the rubber meets the roadA place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.
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el caucho se encuentra con la carretera

a borracha encontra a estrada

cauciucul întâlnește drumul

gummiet möter vägen

橡胶遇到了道路

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