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pound the pavement

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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

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


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