Meaning
to leave (especially to go home); to depart on a journey (especially to travel to a place by car).
Examples
I’m sorry but I have to go home—we’re hitting the road to Chicago early in the morning.
What time are we hitting the road tomorrow?
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘Hit the Road’ mean?
The idiom ‘Hit the Road’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘Hit the Road’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘Hit the Road’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.