pound the pavement

Verb

 * 1)   To travel on foot; to walk or run.
 * The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.
 * 1)   To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.
 * After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.
 * After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.
 * After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

Translations

 * Spanish: patearse las calles