Now the rubber meets the road for our new business.
the rubber meets the road
idiomA place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.
Origin
disputed originA metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.
We have finished the planning phase, and now the rubber meets the road as we start production.
While the theoretical model appeared flawless in the laboratory, the project faced its true test when the rubber met the road during the initial field deployment.
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bump in the road
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
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burn rubber
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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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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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.
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high road
A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable.