the rubber meets the road (English, phrase)
expansion: the rubber meets the road
Senses:
glosses: A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.
tags: idiomatic
raw_tags: with "where" etc.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, meet, road.
Forms:
form: the rubber hits the road
tags: alternative