"hit the streets" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits the streets [present, singular, third-person], hitting the streets [participle, present], hit the streets [participle, past], hit the streets [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hits the streets|hitting the streets|hit the streets|hit the streets}} hit the streets (third-person singular simple present hits the streets, present participle hitting the streets, simple past and past participle hit the streets)
  1. (idiomatic) To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: hit the shelves, hit the shops, hit the stores, street date
    Sense id: en-hit_the_streets-en-verb-s8OXYSD5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (idiomatic) To become available for purchase. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hit_the_streets-en-verb-AewLYEkL

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        "To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose."
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        "(idiomatic) To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose."
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        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "word": "street date"
        }
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        "To become available for purchase."
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        "(idiomatic) To become available for purchase."
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        "To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose."
      ],
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      ],
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