Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Meaningwhen you have to face your challenges
when theory becomes a practice
Example SentencesJohn had an excellent idea for a project, but his colleagues weren’t sure what would happen where the rubber meets the road.
His boss promised the company a raise after January 1st, but they were concerned if it would happen when the rubber meets the road.
All the talk won’t work if the idea fails when the rubber meets the road.