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

In the workplace, you apply what you've learned - that's where the rubber hits the road.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD — "where the theory is tested, when the action begins; the nitty-gritty" In the workplace, you apply what you've learned - …
English Idioms vocab
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
WHERE
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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