present participle of hit the pavement

(newspapers) Situated in the upper half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, and thus more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the folded newspaper is displayed for sale.

In that manner. / (idiomatic) Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning.

(nautical) To take over navigational duties on the bridge of a ship.

(idiomatic) To test something or someone; to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.

(idiomatic) To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

(idiomatic) Dramatic assertions backed by little evidence

Because of; out of consideration for; in the interest of.

(idiomatic) All over the world; globally; throughout the world.

(usually followed by of) The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.