Definition of Take the road

1. Verb. Give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town.

Generic synonyms: Tour

Lexicographical Neighbors of Take The Road

take the game to
take the heat
take the hint
take the lead
take the liberty
take the mick
take the mickey
take the offensive
take the pee
take the pledge
take the plunge
take the rap
take the red pill
take the reins
take the road (current term)
take the shadow for the substance
take the stage
take the stand
take the stump
take the veil
take the wheel
take the wind out of someone's sails
take things as they come
take time
take time by the forelock
take time off
take to
take to be
take to heart

Literary usage of Take the road

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Civil War in Song and Story, 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"... fork in the road, we aimed to take the road that within a mile or so of the county seat, Salem ; would not take us through that place. ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"But we must resolutely turn from that digression, tempting though it be, and take the road which branches off from Neu ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"But we must resolutely turn from that digression, tempting though it be, and take the road which branches off from Neu ..."

4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"... higher privileges as bondholders before becoming owners than they have later as owners, if it becomes necessary to take the road to satisfy their lien. ..."

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