on the road

Meaning

1. Oxford45% of films

   travelling, especially for long distances or periods of time

2. Editorial25% of films

   Physically located on a street or highway

3. Editorial15% of films

   Used to tell people to start or get moving, as in "get the show on the road"

4. Oxford5% of films

   moving from place to place, and having no permanent home

In the movies · 69

• A hundred folks. And no place to live but on the road.The Grapes of Wrath1940
• All right, Mom. I gotta get on the road.Hillbilly Elegy2020
• When they're on the road and have given the signal, we will engage from the Canadian side of the bridge.The Untouchables1987
• Gigging, on the road.Sing Street2016
• On the road.Leave the World Behind2023
• Focus on the road.The Lost City2022
• Eyes on the road, Brian!The Theory of Everything2014
• We ate on the road.A History of Violence2005

From the same entry

• any road
• along the road
• one for the road
• the road to hell is paved with good intentions
• the end of the line
• hit the road
• kick the can down the road
• where the rubber meets the road
• get the show on the road

More idioms

• at a distance
• a high profile
• from top to bottom
• have a way with
• put in a word for
• take breath away
• with your eyes shut
• at best
• in short
• keep your distance
• see fit
• as it happens