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pound the pavement (third-person singular simple present pounds the pavement, present participle pounding the pavement, simple past and past participle pounded the pavement)

(idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run.
Synonyms: hit the bricks, hit the pavement, hit the road

The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.
(idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.
Synonyms: hit the bricks, hit the pavement; beat the bushes (North America)

After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

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 ==English==
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{audio|en|En-au-pound the pavement.ogg|a=AU}}
 ===Verb===
+{{en-verb|*}}
-'''[[pound]] the [[pavement]]'''
-#{{idiom}} To travel on foot; to [[walk]] or [[run]].''
+# {{senseid|en|travel on foot}} {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To travel on foot; to [[walk]] or [[run]].
-#:''The joggers '''pounded the pavement''' for several miles each day.''
+#: {{syn|en|hit the bricks|hit the pavement|hit the road}}
-#{{idiom}} To [[campaign]] diligently; to seek something, such as [[business]], [[employment]], or answers.
+#: {{ux|en|The joggers '''pounded the pavement''' for several miles each day.}}
-#:''After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start '''pounding the pavement'''.''
+# {{senseid|en|campaign diligently, especially when seeking something}} {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To [[campaign]] diligently; to [[seek]] something, such as [[business]], [[employment]], or answers.
+#: {{syn|en|hit the bricks|hit the pavement|;|beat the bushes<qq:North America>}}
+#: {{ux|en|After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start '''pounding the pavement'''.}}
+====Translations====
+{{trans-top}}
+* Spanish: {{t|es|patearse las calles}}
+{{trans-bottom}}
+====See also====
+{{col3|en
+|cover ground
+|legwork
+|pound a beat
+}}
+{{cln|en|predicates}}