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Hit the road

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle. idiomatic, slang

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

  2. 2
    To leave a place; to go away. idiomatic, slang

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

Etymology

Compare typologically Russian уда́риться в бега́ (udáritʹsja v begá), уда́рить по та́пкам (udáritʹ po tápkam), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja).

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