Meaning of HIT THE ROAD- A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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Bob's Short English Lessons


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So in English if someone says that they are going to hit the road it doesn't mean that
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they're going to go out to the road and hit it with their fist.
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It means that they are going to get in their vehicle and they are going to leave.
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So, generally when we are getting ready to go somewhere we say that we are getting ready
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to hit the road, and then when we do actually leave we usually say, "I'm going to hit the
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road now, I'll see you at whatever place we happen to be going to."
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If you're interested I just did a video where I hit the road and I go and teach English
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at a few places where you people sent me.
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It was kind of fun yesterday to make the video.
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The link is in my Instagram profile if you're watching this on Instagram or it will be in
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the first comment below if you're watching this on Facebook or on Youtube.
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It was really fun to hit the road and teach some English
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