one's old stamping ground



one's old stamping ground

Fig. the place where one was raised or where one has spent a lot of time. (There are variants with stomping and grounds.) Ann should know about that place. It's near her old stamping ground. I can't wait to get back to my old stomping grounds.
See also: ground, old, stamp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DorthyDAWR-theeEnglish
Aglaiaə-GLAY-ə (English), ə-GLIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Greek
Dione[dai'əuni]
Jeong-Hunjung-hoonKorean
AmunAH-mun (English)Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Ejiroghene-Western African, Urhobo