Charlie is out there pounding the pavement since he lost his job.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
pound the pavement — {v. phr.}, {informal} To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. * /John pounded the pavement looking for a job./ * /Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pound the pavement — {v. phr.}, {informal} To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. * /John pounded the pavement looking for a job./ * /Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pound the pavement — I see pound II II walk the streets in an effort to accomplish something I will pound the pavement from city to city in order to explain the dangers ■ search diligently for something, typically for a job although the country s current jobless rate … Useful english dictionary
pound the pavement — 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 … New idioms dictionary
pound the pavement — verb a) To travel on foot; to walk or run. The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day. b) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers. After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it… … Wiktionary
pound\ the\ pavement — v. phr. informal To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. John pounded the pavement looking for a job. Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment … Словарь американских идиом
pound the pavement — look for a job, walk from company to company to find a job Carrying several copies of his resume, Tang was pounding the pavement in Vancouver … English idioms
pound the pavement — look for a job He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but still has not found a job … Idioms and examples
pound the pavement — idi+inf Informal. to walk the streets unremittingly, as to find work … From formal English to slang
pound the pavement — walk from place to place in order to accomplish a goal (esp. to find a job or campaign for an election) … English contemporary dictionary
