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Hit the Road

To begin to travel, to leave or set out for something

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  • One meaning of hit is to strike something forcefully, moving on the road means to make a contact with it. Different things that when move on the road, make contact like soles of our shoes, hooves of the animals, rubber on the tyres etc. So the expression is used to describe that you are going to start your journey on road, or you are ready to leave for something.
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All cyclists in the championship were excited to hit the road as they just waited for the whistle of the umpire.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Hit the Road':

hit the roadTo begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.
hit the roadTo leave a place; to go away.
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