Question

Hit the Road to begin a journey, to leave

Accepted Answer

Campers, it's time to hit the road on our fifteen-mile hike. One definition of hit is "to make contact with." Unless you can fly, something must be in contact with the road when moving on it— the rubber on the tires, the soles of shoes, the hooves of the horse. So, when you start out on a journey overland, you're "hitting the road."

Idiom	Hit the Road
Example	Campers, it's time to hit the road on our fifteen-mile hike.
Meaning	to begin a journey, to leave
Origin	One definition of hit is "to make contact with." Unless you can fly, something must be in contact with the road when moving on it— the rubber on the tires, the soles of shoes, the hooves of the horse. So, when you start out on a journey overland, you're "hitting the road."

Hit Road Contact Campers Time Fifteen Mile Hike Begin