on the road
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- travelling, away from home.
- Some salesmen spend a lot of time on the road.
- (US, Canada, sports) At the venue of an opposing team or competitor.
- Synonym: away
- Of a purchased vehicle: including everything required in order to start driving, such as registration and taxes.
- (UK, prison slang) Not in prison.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, road.