Hit the Road

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Definition: To depart, leave a place, or begin a journey in casual, everyday English.
Example: You don't really know until you've hit the road.

S2 · EP3Hit the Road, but I’m Not Jack

A week in Indiana comes to an end, and it’s time to point the car toward home. Tayvin unpacks ‘hit the road,’ one of the most casual, everyday ways Americans say goodbye to a place.

S2 · EP34The Cost of a Free Breakfast

Can a nearly free hot dog lead to a cart full of groceries? A return trip through Albuquerque explores loss leaders, complimentary breakfasts, and the small habits that quietly pass from one generation to the next.

S2 · EP40Going Bananas for Gorillas

Saturday church cleaning moves to the evening so the family can reach the San Antonio Zoo. Two phrases for a chore you still mean to do, and for a first visit that still counts.

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