pound the streets/pavement

pound the streets/pavement
pound the streets/pavement
: to walk or run on the street especially in search of something

She's out there every day pounding the pavement, looking for work.

Hard-core joggers will pound the streets in all kinds of weather.

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Main Entry:pound

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pound the pavement — {v. phr.}, {informal} To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. * /John pounded the pavement looking for a job./ * /Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • pavement — pavemental /payv men tl/, adj. /payv meuhnt/, n. 1. a paved road, highway, etc. 2. a paved surface, ground covering, or floor. 3. a material used for paving. 4. Atlantic States and Brit. sidewalk. 5. pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the… …   Universalium

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