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

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THOUSANDS will pound the pavements when they take part in Newcastle's first SunWalk tomorrow. Charity walkers by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) 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 by Birmingham Mail (England) But for those of you who prefer to pound the pavement in search of the latest peptide or emollient, be sure to visit Supplier's Day, sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Want some new skin care ideas? by Branna, Tom / Household & Personal Products Industry			post-haste postage postage and handling postal poster child postpone until posture as pot pot is calling the kettle black pot of gold pot up potato pots of money pounce on pound pound a beat pound along pound away pound down pound ear pound for pound pound head in pound of flesh pound on pound out pound the pavement pound up pour pour along pour back pour cold water on pour down pour forth pour heart out pour heart out to pour in pour into pour money down the drain pour off pour oil on troubled water pour oil on troubled waters pour on pour oneself into pour out pour out on pour out soul pour over pour through pour with rain pouring rain pout about			pound out Pound overt pound per square foot pound per square foot Pound per square inch Pound per square inch Pound Puppy Pound Ridge Business Association pound scots Pound shop Pound shop pound sign pound sign pound signs pound signs pound something in pound something into someone pound sterling pound sterling pound sterling pound sterling pound sterling pound sterling Pound stirling Pound stirling Pound store Pound store Pound symbol Pound symbol pound the books pound the pavement Pound to Fit pound up pound up Pound Your Truck Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound, Louise Pound, Robert V. Pound, Roscoe Pound, Roscoe Pound-breach pound-calorie pound-calorie Pound-Calorie Unit Pound-Celsius/Centigrade Unit pound-foolish Pound-foot Pound-foot Pound-foot Pound-force Pound-force Pound-force Pound-force per Cubic Foot Pound-force per square inch

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