hit the road vs run a mile

hit the road

verb
  • To leave a place; to go away. 

  • To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle. 

run a mile

verb
  • To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation. 

How often have the words hit the road and run a mile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )