Значение слова pound the pavement

Определения слова pound the pavement
- бродить, гулять.
  - But no matter where you are in the world, you can always pull on a: pair of athletic shoes and pound the pavement.
- обивать пороги, часто или постоянно ходить куда-либо, обычно с целью поиска работы, финансирования, поддержки.
  - We realize that colleges and universities are very expensive; therefore, we pound the pavement to try to find scholarships for our students.
  - But they still had to pound the pavement for space, convince brokers who thought they were too young, and design the salon from scratch…
  - Mary had children to feed, so she kept pounding the pavement until she finally landed a job at a burger restaurant.
  - Day after day, they pound the pavement, hoping to share a message about their religious faith.