pound a beat | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually of a police officer)To walk a regular route.Assigned to the riverfront precinct for years, hepounded a beatof backstreets and dockyards.1948, Alfred Haines Cope,The administration of civil service in cities of the third class in Pennsylvania, page65:Flat feet may be important to the patrolman who mustpound a beat, but in cities with patrol cars, should mild cases of flat feet disqualify?1970,The Bench and Bar of Minnesota, volume27, page 8:You can't ask a college graduate who is interested in law enforcement topound a beatfor four years before he becomes a sergeant.2012, Frank Kane,Grave Danger, section14:I worked my way up from a flatfootpounding a beatto where I am today. I like being a cop, I'm proud of being a cop.; (idiomatic,usually of a journalist)To cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news.Assigned to the city desk for years, shepounded a beatof city council and mayoral activity, police blotters, and the like.

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