on the road

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on the road

Fig. traveling from place to place, not necessarily on the highways; working away from one's home or office. I was on the road with the circus for six months. I don't work in the main office anymore. Now I'm on the road.

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But they say there are many dangers lurking on the road to the great Fairy City, and so we must be very careful. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy. The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context In those days, travellers were very shy of being confidential on a short notice, for anybody on the road might be a robber or in league with robbers. A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context More results

? References in classic literature

But they say there are many dangers lurking on the road to the great Fairy City, and so we must be very careful.

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context

In those days, travellers were very shy of being confidential on a short notice, for anybody on the road might be a robber or in league with robbers.

A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context

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