1.   He must beat the pavement for a job or get used hanging around the home, Wallace says.

2.   He spent the prior two weeks beating the pavement, distributing several hundred fliers announcing the first meeting to every business in the city.

3.   There is talk of beating the pavement in the aggressive recruitment of new talent.

4.   While everyone thinks that his designer is living it up at the Ritz, the designer is more likely to be beating the pavement like a well-dressed Willy Loman.