1. to look for a job.

Mary had children to feed, so she kept pounding the pavement until she finally landed a job at a burger restaurant.

2. to look for money or support.

She's been going out and pounding the pavement, raising money for research.

Day after day, they pound the pavement, hoping to share a message about their religious faith.

• the whole works
• the whys and the wherefores
• the whys and wherefores
• the whys and wherefores of
• the whys and wherefores of something
• the witching hour
• the woman in the street
• the woman of dreams
• the woman of your dreams
• the woman on the Clapham omnibus
• the woman on the street
• the wooden spoon
• the works
• the world and his wife
• the world is oyster
• the world is your oyster
• the worm has turned.
• the worse for wear
• the worst-case scenario
• the worst of both worlds
• the writing is on the wall
• the writing on the wall
• the wrong side of the tracks
• They broke the mould when they made someone.
• They broke the mould when they made something.