Traveling from place to place with a show, musical program, etc (1870+ Show business)
Idioms and Phrases with On the Road
on the road
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Traveling, as in Our salesmen are on the road five days a week. [ Mid-1600s ]
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on the road to. On the way to, following a course that will end in. For example, We could see Mary was on the road to recovery, or The business obviously was on the road to ruin. [ Mid-1600s ]