on one's soapbox

Expressing one's views passionately or self-importantly, as in Dexter can't resist getting on his soapbox about school expenditures. This expression comes from the literal use of a soapbox as an improvised platform for a speaker, usually outdoors. [Mid-1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leonore	le-o-NO-rə	German
KyÖSti	KUY-uus-tee	Finnish
Brenda	BREN-də	English
Kamilla	-	Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Adrijana	-	Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Miodrag	MEE-o-drahg	Serbian, Croatian