I wonder about the meaning of TO HIT in this kind of context,
Follow this footpath and you’ll eventually hit the road.
There is also a song which goes as follows
hit the road, Jack …
Can anyone help me grasp the meaning of TO HIT in these specific context?
Best Answer
The first hit means to encounter, to come across:
If you follow that footpath, you will eventually find the road.
I would say the second one is part of an idiom: hit the road. In that context, the speaker is commanding Jack to leave, to go away. However, in a different context, it can simply mean to begin a journey.