"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (idiomatic) To become available for purchase. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hit_the_streets-en-verb-AewLYEkL

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hit the streets meaning in English (1.7kB)

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