I need to pound the pavement to find a new job.
pound the pavement
idiomTo travel on foot; to walk or run.
After graduating, she spent weeks pounding the pavement, visiting every office in the city to hand out her resume.
The determined candidate spent the entire summer pounding the pavement, knocking on doors and speaking to voters in every neighborhood across the district.
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a pound to a penny
Very likely; almost certainly.
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an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.
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hit the pavement
To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
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merry-go-round
[Cockney slang]pound
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penny wise and pound foolish
Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.
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pound a beat
Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.
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pound of flesh
Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
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pound sand
To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.