stamping ground

somebody's stamping/stomping ground

a place where you regularly spend a lot of time I spent an afternoon in Camden, my old stomping ground.

See cut the ground from under / feet, gain ground, hit the ground running, prepare the ground, run into the ground, run to ground, shift ground, suit down to the ground, wish the ground would swallow up

stamping ground

Also, old stamping ground. A habitual or favorite haunt, as in Whenever we visit, we go back to our old stamping ground, the drugstore nearest the high school . This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. [Early 1800s]

stamping ground

and stomping ground

n. one’s favorite or customary location. I like to go back and look at my old stamping ground every now and then.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alpert	['ælpət]
AindriÚ	-	Irish
Grant	GRANT	English, Scottish
Sini	SEE-nee	Finnish
Beatrise	-	Latvian
ArtÚR	-	Hungarian