hit the bricks

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hit the bricks (third-person singular simple present hits the bricks, present participle hitting the bricks, simple past and past participle hit the bricks) (idiomatic) To travel about, especially on foot. (idiomatic) To leave or depart; to get out. (idiomatic) To participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing. ==== Synonyms ==== (travel or search about): perambulate, pound the pavement, ramble (leave or depart): hit the road, hit the trail (participate in a job action or public protest): take to the bricks, picket, protest, strike, walk out