pound a beat

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === pound a beat (third-person singular simple present pounds a beat, present participle pounding a beat, simple past and past participle pounded a beat) (idiomatic) Of a police officer, to walk a regular route. (idiomatic) Of a journalist, to cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news. ==== See also ==== pound the pavement shoe-leather