Hit the Road
What it means
Leave, or set off on a journey, with the emphasis firmly on going now.
Where it comes from
American slang hits whatever it sets out on, the road, the trail, the deck. Ray Charles recorded Hit the Road Jack in 1961, where the line is a dismissal rather than a departure.
The puzzle it came from
Hit the Road was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 31, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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security
camera
phone
call
waiting
baby
step
back
road
rage
lucky
hit
man
power
plant
cotton
ball
parking
lot
size
Phrasicle: Hit the Road