We finished breakfast and hit the road.
hit the road
idiomTo begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.
Origin
disputed originCompare typologically Russian уда́риться в бега́ (udáritʹsja v begá), уда́рить по та́пкам (udáritʹ po tápkam), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja).
The family packed their bags early so they could hit the road before the traffic got bad.
With the sun barely above the horizon and the car loaded with supplies, the travelers hit the road, eager to leave the city behind and reach the coast by nightfall.
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bump in the road
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
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don't let the door hit you on the way out
Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.
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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.
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fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
To become extremely unattractive.
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frog
[Cockney slang]road
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get the show on the road
To begin or launch; to get going.
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go down that road
To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.
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go down the road
To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.