stamping grounds

stamping grounds
a place where a person spends much of his time

He went back to his old stamping grounds which he remembered as a teenager.


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  • stamping ground — stamping grounds N COUNT: usu with poss Someone s stamping ground is a place where they like to go often. Syn: haunt …   English dictionary

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  • stamping ground — UK [ˈstæmpɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms stamping ground : singular stamping ground plural stamping grounds informal a place where you spend a lot of time …   English dictionary

  • stamping ground — {n.}, {informal} A place where a person spends much of his time. * /Pete s soda fountain is an afterschool stamping ground./ * /When John returned to his hometown many years later, he visited all of his old stamping grounds./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stamping ground — {n.}, {informal} A place where a person spends much of his time. * /Pete s soda fountain is an afterschool stamping ground./ * /When John returned to his hometown many years later, he visited all of his old stamping grounds./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stamping\ ground — noun informal A place where a person spends much of his time. Pete s soda fountain is an afterschool stamping ground. When John returned to his hometown many years later, he visited all of his old stamping grounds …   Словарь американских идиом

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