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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{audio|en|En-au-pound the pavement.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|En-au-pound the pavement.ogg|a=AU}} |
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===Verb=== |
===Verb=== |
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# {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To travel on foot; to [[walk]] or [[run]]. |
# {{senseid|en|travel on foot}} {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To travel on foot; to [[walk]] or [[run]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|hit the bricks|hit the pavement|hit the road}} |
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#: {{ux|en|The joggers '''pounded the pavement''' for several miles each day.}} |
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# {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To [[campaign]] diligently; to seek something, such as [[business]], [[employment]], or answers. |
# {{senseid|en|campaign diligently, especially when seeking something}} {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To [[campaign]] diligently; to [[seek]] something, such as [[business]], [[employment]], or answers. |
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#: {{syn|en|hit the bricks|hit the pavement|;|beat the bushes<qq:North America>}} |
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* {{sense|travel on foot}} {{l|en|hit the bricks}}, {{l|en|hit the pavement}}, {{l|en|hit the road}} |
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* {{sense|campaign or seek}} {{l|en|hit the bricks}}, {{l|en|hit the pavement}} |
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* Spanish: {{t|es|patearse las calles}} |
* Spanish: {{t|es|patearse las calles}} |
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====See also==== |
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|cover ground |
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|legwork |
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|pound a beat |
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 28 September 2024
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]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.
Translations
[edit]Translations
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