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Hit the road
Meaning
- To leave a place or to begin a journey. It is almost always used when you are traveling by car or heading home.
Adventurous, casual
Used in a sentence
- It is getting late, so we should probably hit the road before traffic picks up.
- After breakfast, we decided it was time to hit the road and see the coast.
- I have a long drive ahead, so I am going to hit the road now.
The backstory
This is a clear reference to the early days of travel, where the road was the main path. Hitting it meant your departure was official.
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