stomping ground
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈstɒm.pɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/us/ˈstɑːm.pɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/(mainlyUKstamping ground)aplaceorareathat someone is veryfamiliarwith and where they like tospendtime:
Thebandreturnedtotheiroldstompinggroundlastnight- and gave one oftheirbestevergigs.
Do youevergo back to any ofouroldstampinggrounds?
Synonym
haunt
- It's myguesshe istryingtoreachhisoldstompingground.
- They’re in abuildingonly acoupleofstreetsfrom some of myoldstompinggrounds.
- Auctionhouseslike Christie's wereonceconsideredtheprivatestampinggroundof aselectfew.
Visiting
- attraction
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- been
- call
- call (in) onsomeone
- call by
- come round
- happen along/by(somewhere)
- haunt
- homestay
- house-to-house
- look around(somewhere/something)
- pay
- pop
- stop
- stop in
- stop offsomewhere
- stop over
- swing by/past(something)
- visit withsomeone