hit the street
idiom
: to become available for illegal purchase
These new illegal drugs only recently hit the street.
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Kansas City officials are hinting that Taylor Swift’s handlers have been warned that her presence at Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade could add to the chaos — and be too much for the city’s security to handle — when fans hit the street to celebrate the Chiefs’ second consecutive NFL championship.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
But the best marketing tool may well be once the plates hit the street, sometime next year, Prettyman said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
On walking tours, guides connect to guests via smart phone with a Gimbal support to stabilize the video and headphones to communicate then hit the street, or palace, or hop in a gondola in Venice, or go up in a hot air balloon.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
When Vogue’s very own Francesca Ragazzi hit the street style scene, her finishing fashion touch of choice was a pair of Penny loafers that were perfectly polished.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
But the best marketing tool may well be once the plates hit the street, sometime next year, Prettyman said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
On walking tours, guides connect to guests via smart phone with a Gimbal support to stabilize the video and headphones to communicate then hit the street, or palace, or hop in a gondola in Venice, or go up in a hot air balloon.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
When Vogue’s very own Francesca Ragazzi hit the street style scene, her finishing fashion touch of choice was a pair of Penny loafers that were perfectly polished.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
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