On the Road

noun

a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.

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Words nearby On the Road

on the rebound, on the receiving end, on-the-record, on the right foot, get off, on the right tack, On the Road, on the rocks, on the ropes, on the run, on the safe side, on the same wavelength
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Idioms and Phrases with On the Road

on the road
1

Traveling, as in Our salesmen are on the road five days a week. [Mid-1600s]

2

on the road to. On the way to, following a course that will end in. For example, We could see Mary was on the road to recovery, or The business obviously was on the road to ruin. [Mid-1600s]

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