hitting the streets
Becoming publicly available
Hitting the streets means going out into public spaces, typically with purpose.
Someone looking for work might hit the streets to distribute resumes.
A new product hits the streets when it becomes available to the public.
Police hit the streets when they begin patrol.
The phrase suggests active engagement with the outside world rather than staying home or in an office.
- flyeringDistributing promotional papers
- protestingExpressing strong public disapproval
- hustlingHurrying or swindling
- making the roundsVisiting in sequence
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
panhandling · strolling · rallying · busking · canvassing · door to door · scavenging · marching · picketing · campaigning · grass roots · vending · petitioning · demonstrating · networking · working the crowd · commuting · distributing
hitting the streetsshelved
Deferred or stored away
unreleased · under wraps · in production · in the works · held back
hitting the streetsstaying in
Not going out
staying home · holed up · cooped up · laying low · housebound
hitting the streetsdiscontinued
No longer available
recalled · phased out · retired · out of print · delisted