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hit the bricks

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hit the bricks and hit the pavement 
1. Fig. Inf. to start walking; to go into the streets. I have a long way to go. I'd better hit the bricks. Go on! Hit the pavement! Get going!
2. Inf. Fig. to go out on strike. The workers hit the pavement on Friday and haven't been back on the job since. Agree to our demands, or we hit the bricks.
See also: brick, hit


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So he sits at a table in his Lake View Terrace home, putting finishing touches on the first job resume he's ever written, getting ready to hit the bricks at 83.
As his service technicians hit the bricks in late March, the energy, service provider's head office decided the branch held little growth potential and was preparing to contract the work out to an outside contractor.
As part of this pro-business environment, the City's Economic Development Department can help any small, mid-size or Fortune 500 business hit the bricks running with fast-track permit, employee development and site location assistance among the many free services it provides.
 
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