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on the road

[on the road] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Traveling; moving from one place to another. * /When we go on vacation, we take a lunch to eat while on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hug the road

[hug the road] {v. phr.} To stay firmly on the road; ride smoothly without swinging. * /A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hit the road

[hit the road] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To become a wanderer; to live an idle life; become a tramp or hobo. * /When Jack's wife left him, he felt a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

burn up the road

[burn up the road] {v. phr.}, {informal} To drive a car very fast. * /In his eagerness to see his girl again, he burned up the road on his way […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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