the rubber meets the road

短语

发音

AU

别名

the rubber hits the road

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.

    习语
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, meet, road.

词源

A metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.

来源：wiktionary