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go down the road

idiom
Meaning

To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.


Origin

disputed origin

From road, in the figurative sense of the way to doing or achieving something.

Examples
SIMPLE

We should not go down the road of hiring more staff yet.

CONTEXTUAL

If you decide to go down the road of legal action, you will need to hire a lawyer first.

COMPLEX

The committee debated whether they should go down the road of complete privatization, despite the potential backlash from the public and the employees involved.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    bump in the road

    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

  6. 06

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  7. 07

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  8. 08

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

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