hit the road

== English == === Etymology === Compare typologically Russian уда́риться в бега́ (udáritʹsja v begá), уда́рить по та́пкам (udáritʹ po tápkam), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja). === Pronunciation === === Verb === hit the road (third-person singular simple present hits the road, present participle hitting the road, simple past and past participle hit the road) (slang, idiomatic) To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle. Synonym: hit the pavement (slang, idiomatic) To leave a place; to go away. Synonym: hit the trail ==== Translations ==== === See also === hit it