pound the pavement

Related to pound the pavement: paviour

pound the pavement

To walk along the sidewalk or streets, especially to look for employment. I know you want a job to magically fall in your lap, but you need to pound the pavement and look for a "help wanted" sign.

See also: pavement, pound

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pound the pavement

Fig. to walk through the streets looking for a job. I spent two months pounding the pavement after the factory I worked for dosed. Hey, Bob. You'd better get busy pounding those nails unless you want to be out pounding the pavement.

See also: pavement, pound

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pound the pavement

Walk the streets, especially in search of employment. For example, He was fired last year and he's been pounding the pavement ever since. A similar usage is pound a beat, meaning "to walk a particular route over and over"; it is nearly always applied to a police officer. [Early 1900s]

See also: pavement, pound

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

pound the pavement

move about on foot at a steady, regular pace in a town or city.

1992 New York Times Put yourself in the shoes of someone who…is now out pounding the pavement wondering what to settle for in a low-wage job.

See also: pavement, pound

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pound the pavement

Slang

To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.

See also: pavement, pound

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

hit the pavement
sidewalk
sidewalk superintendent
be in the lap of the gods
lap dog
for
(something) for (something)
A for B
tread on
tread on (someone or something)

References in periodicals archive

HUNDREDS of walkers are set to pound the pavements to raise money for cancer charities.

Walking the walk for cash

And if the event is ever going to attract sporting credibility then they need to persuade athletics' big guns to pound the pavements of Birmingham next year.

FALSE START FOR BRUM'S BIG RACE; THE FINAL WORD

I confess that nowadays I don't pound the pavements much.

Hideous gum on pavements

Virtually everyone who is anyone at Westminster has toured the Hodge Hill constituency as Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians pound the pavements in search of by-election votes.

Birmingham Post Comment: Fleeting passion?

COMMUTERS are in for a surprise next week as dozens of runners pound the pavements around the city during rush hour.

ON THE RUN FOR CITY CHARITIES

THOUSANDS will pound the pavements when they take part in Newcastle's first SunWalk tomorrow.

Charity walkers

A MIDLAND cop will pound the pavements of the capital on Sunday to help families affected by a deadly brain bug she suffered from as a child.

Run to help brain bug

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释义	pound the pavement Related to pound the pavement: paviour pound the pavement To walk along the sidewalk or streets, especially to look for employment. I know you want a job to magically fall in your lap, but you need to pound the pavement and look for a "help wanted" sign. See also: pavement, pound Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pound the pavement Fig. to walk through the streets looking for a job. I spent two months pounding the pavement after the factory I worked for dosed. Hey, Bob. You'd better get busy pounding those nails unless you want to be out pounding the pavement. See also: pavement, pound McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. pound the pavement Walk the streets, especially in search of employment. For example, He was fired last year and he's been pounding the pavement ever since. A similar usage is pound a beat, meaning "to walk a particular route over and over"; it is nearly always applied to a police officer. [Early 1900s] See also: pavement, pound The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. pound the pavement move about on foot at a steady, regular pace in a town or city. 1992 New York Times Put yourself in the shoes of someone who…is now out pounding the pavement wondering what to settle for in a low-wage job. See also: pavement, pound Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary pound the pavement Slang To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work. See also: pavement, pound American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: hit the pavement sidewalk sidewalk superintendent be in the lap of the gods lap dog for (something) for (something) A for B tread on tread on (someone or something) References in periodicals archive HUNDREDS of walkers are set to pound the pavements to raise money for cancer charities. Walking the walk for cash And if the event is ever going to attract sporting credibility then they need to persuade athletics' big guns to pound the pavements of Birmingham next year. FALSE START FOR BRUM'S BIG RACE; THE FINAL WORD I confess that nowadays I don't pound the pavements much. Hideous gum on pavements Virtually everyone who is anyone at Westminster has toured the Hodge Hill constituency as Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians pound the pavements in search of by-election votes. Birmingham Post Comment: Fleeting passion? COMMUTERS are in for a surprise next week as dozens of runners pound the pavements around the city during rush hour. ON THE RUN FOR CITY CHARITIES THOUSANDS will pound the pavements when they take part in Newcastle's first SunWalk tomorrow. Charity walkers A MIDLAND cop will pound the pavements of the capital on Sunday to help families affected by a deadly brain bug she suffered from as a child. Run to help brain bug
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