We should not go down the road of hiring more staff yet.
go down the road
idiomTo employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.
Origin
disputed originFrom road, in the figurative sense of the way to doing or achieving something.
If you decide to go down the road of legal action, you will need to hire a lawyer first.
The committee debated whether they should go down the road of complete privatization, despite the potential backlash from the public and the employees involved.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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bump in the road
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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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.