take to streets #3
W杯開催まであと11日。少しずつ気持ちが高まってきているようですが，肝心の開催国 ブラジルの方は準備万端ではないようです。take to streetは「抗議のデモを行う」という意味ですね。とくに「一般の人，大衆が」というニュアンスがあります。
Brazilian teachers take to Rio de Janeiro streets
Hundreds of striking teachers seeking higher wages took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
Brazilian police were out in force in case of possible clashes. Among those in the crowd were adherents to the "Black Block" anarchist style of protest and vandalism that attacks banks and other symbols of global power.
There were no reports of clashes by Friday night.
Protesters also staged a demonstration in Rio against World Cup spending. They are demanding that more be spent to improve Brazil's woeful public services, like schools, hospitals and security.
Protests across Brazil have lessened in size since last year's anti-government demonstrations that saw a million people take to the streets on a single night.
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140531p2g00m0in018000c.html
ちなみに英語にはtake to~のパターンの表現が多数あります。思いつくままにあげてみると，
take to the road, take to the hills, take to one's heels, take to sb's feet, take to the highway, take to the woods..
などが思い浮かびます。Umeちゃん，それぞれどのような意味になるのでしょうか。（UG）
