hit the street
idiom
: to become available for illegal purchase
These new illegal drugs only recently hit the street.
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While this is happening, employees are polishing off their resumes and are ready to hit the street in 2025.
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Choose from three colors, including go-with-anything black, and get ready to hit the street; pair them with a fitted short- or long-sleeve top and sneakers for a complete outfit.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
Kansas City officials are hinting that Taylor Swift’s handlers have been warned that her presence at Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade could add to the chaos — and be too much for the city’s security to handle — when fans hit the street to celebrate the Chiefs’ second consecutive NFL championship.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
But the best marketing tool may well be once the plates hit the street, sometime next year, Prettyman said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Choose from three colors, including go-with-anything black, and get ready to hit the street; pair them with a fitted short- or long-sleeve top and sneakers for a complete outfit.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
Kansas City officials are hinting that Taylor Swift’s handlers have been warned that her presence at Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade could add to the chaos — and be too much for the city’s security to handle — when fans hit the street to celebrate the Chiefs’ second consecutive NFL championship.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
But the best marketing tool may well be once the plates hit the street, sometime next year, Prettyman said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Hit the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20street. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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