to pound the pavement
1pound the pavement — {v. phr.}, {informal} To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. * /John pounded the pavement looking for a job./ * /Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment./ …
2pound the pavement — {v. phr.}, {informal} To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. * /John pounded the pavement looking for a job./ * /Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment./ …
3pound the pavement — I see pound II II walk the streets in an effort to accomplish something I will pound the pavement from city to city in order to explain the dangers ■ search diligently for something, typically for a job although the country s current jobless rate …
4pound the pavement — Someone who pounds the pavement walks the streets or goes from company to company, usually in search of employment. (You can also pound the pavement in an effort to raise funds or gain support for a cause.) Charlie is out there pounding …
5pound the pavement — 1. to look for a job. Mary had children to feed, so she kept pounding the pavement until she finally landed a job at a burger restaurant. 2. to look for money or support. She s been going out and pounding the pavement, raising money for research …
6pound the pavement — verb a) To travel on foot; to walk or run. The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day. b) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers. After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it… …
7pound\ the\ pavement — v. phr. informal To walk up and down the streets; tramp about. John pounded the pavement looking for a job. Mary and Bill pounded the pavement to find an apartment …
8pound the pavement — look for a job, walk from company to company to find a job Carrying several copies of his resume, Tang was pounding the pavement in Vancouver …
9pound the pavement — look for a job He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but still has not found a job …
10pound the pavement — idi+inf Informal. to walk the streets unremittingly, as to find work …
