WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD

Meaning of WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD in English

"where the theory is tested, when the action begins; the nitty-gritty" In the workplace, you apply what you've learned - that's where the rubber hits the road.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD — where the theory is tested, when the action begins In the workplace, you apply what you've learned - that's where …
English Idioms vocabulary
RUBBER — I Flexible material that can recover its shape after considerable deformation. The best-known rubber is natural rubber, made from the …
Английский словарь Британика
WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBBER — I. ˈrəbə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. a. : one that rubs: as (1) : one who polishes a finish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROAD — I. ˈrōd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rood, rode, from Old English rād ride, riding, journey; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HITS — present third singular of hit plural of hit
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERE — /hwair, wair/ , adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBBER — rubber 1 — rubberless , adj. — rubberlike , adj. /rub"euhr/ , n. 1. Also called India rubber, natural rubber, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAD — — roadless , adj. — roadlessness , n. /rohd/ , n. 1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — I. ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUBBER — I. ˈrə-bər noun Date: 1536 1. a. : one that rubs b. : an instrument or object (as a rubber …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHERE — noun place; situation. 2. where (·pron & ·conj) whether. 3. where ·conj whereas. 4. where ·adv at or in what …
Webster English vocab
RUBBER — noun a whetstone; a rubstone. 2. rubber ·noun india rubber; caoutchouc. 3. rubber ·noun one who, or that which, rubs. …
Webster English vocab
WHERE — [where] adv [ME, fr. OE hwaer; akin to OHG hwar where, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUBBER — [rub.ber] n (1536) 1 a: one that rubs b: an instrument or object (as a rubber eraser) used in rubbing, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUBBER — elastic substance obtained from the exudations of certain tropical plants (natural rubber) or derived from petroleum and natural gas (synthetic …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROAD — the traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, …
Britannica English vocabulary
RUBBER — rubber BrE AmE ˈrʌb ə AmE \ ˈrʌb ə r ▷ rubber|s z ▶ ˌ rubber ˈ band BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROAD — road BrE AmE rəʊd AmE roʊd ▷ roads rəʊdz AmE roʊdz ▶ ˈ road hog BrE AmE ▶ ˈ road …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHERE — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. in or to what place or situation : Where do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBBER — / ˈrʌbə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAD
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwær …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROAD — road S1 W1 /rəʊd $ roʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rad 'ride, journey' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUBBER — n. 1 a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of plants or synthetically. 2 esp. Brit. a piece …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUBBER — n. 1 a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of plants or synthetically. 2 esp. Brit. a piece …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Oxford English vocab
RUBBER — 1. n.1 a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of plants or synthetically. 2 esp. Brit. a piece …
Oxford English vocab
ROAD — 1. n.1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
WHERE — Usually pronounced /(h)weə(r)/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBBER — ( rubbers) 1. Rubber is a strong, waterproof, elastic substance made from the juice of a tropical tree or produced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAD — ( roads) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A road is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHERE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUBBER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rubber/plastic bullet (= one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill ) ▪ Riot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast road ▪ In summer the coast road is very crowded. a road bridge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - to, at or in what placeWhere does he live?"I put it on your desk." "Where? …
Cambridge English vocab
RUBBER
Cambridge English vocab
ROAD
Cambridge English vocab
RUBBER — n. Flexible material that can recover its shape after considerable deformation. The best-known rubber is natural rubber, made from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RUBBER — Synonyms and related words : Buna, Butyl rubber, IUD, India rubber, Lastex, Paul Pry, ace, bag, baleen, battledore, best bower, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROAD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Slang English vocab
ROAD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , wide ▪ narrow ▪ busy , congested ▪ clear , deserted , empty , lonely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Словарь английских идиом
ROAD — See: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, BURN UP THE ROAD, END OF THE ROAD, GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, …
Словарь английских идиом
HITS
Anagrams English vocabulary
HITS — Hypertext-Induced Topic Search
Computer Acronyms English vocab
HITS — How Idiots Track Success (web slang) For more possible definitions for HITS , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
WHERE — pronoun 1 BAD : He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived there. GOOD : He wanted to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHERE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUBBER — I 1. сущ. 1) а) редк. грубая ткань, материя, используемая для натирания, вытирания или очистки чего-л. б) банное полотенце 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROAD — сущ. 1) дорога, путь, шоссе to hit the road разг. ≈ отправиться в путь I was relieved to get back …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HITS — Попадания
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HITS — Толчки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUBBER — rubber.ogg _I 1. ʹrʌbə n 1. резина; каучук natural synthetic rubber - натуральный синтетический каучук hard rubber - амер. эбонит …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROAD — road.ogg _I rəʋd n 1. 1> дорога, шоссе arterial road - магистраль, транспортная дорога country road - грунтовая /просёлочная/ дорога; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUBBER — 1) каучук 2) резина 3) резиновая смесь 4) эластомер 5) плоское точило, точильный брусок; оселок 6) наждачная бумага 7) сил. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROAD — 1) дорога; путь 2) улица 3) горн. штрек 4) технологический маршрут • to bring road to grade — профилировать дорогу …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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