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Definition

A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.

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Origins

A metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.

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In Context

  • "Now we're getting down to where the rubber meets the road."
  • "It can only be judged "when the rubber meets the road"; when its implementation does or does not produce results."
  • "It is in the interview that the rubber meets the road."
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Also Said As

  • the tackies hit the tar