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Difference between Hit the road and Hit the streets

admin Confusing Phrases

hit the road —(coll.) get going; leave:

  • Billy and I hit the road early but were sidetracked by coffee and breakfast and didn’t start in earnest until eight.

hit the streets —(coll.)

1. go out into the street:

  • Within about two minutes of hitting the streets we’d picked up a boy who insisted on being our guide.

2. (of products) be launched; appear on the market:

  • This car will hit the streets in 2015, but it won’t be the first hybrid Volvo plans on releasing.