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(idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run. / (idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.

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pound the pavement

Source Word

pound the pavement

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

足を使って歩いたり走ったりすること。 / 積極的に人や仕事を求める、キャンペーン活動をすること。

After moving to the city, he spent weeks pounding the pavement to learn the neighborhoods.

街に引っ越してから、彼は近所を知るために何週間も歩き回った。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run.

The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.

After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

pounds the pavement

（ present singular third-person ）

pounding the pavement

（ participle present ）

pounded the pavement

（ participle past ）

pounded the pavement

（ past ）