take to the hustings

To campaign, with an emphasis on delivering political speeches. A "hustings" was the platform on which candidates were nominated to British Parliament through the mid-19th century. If you want to be voted onto city council, you need to take to the hustings and talk to the people.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maui	-	Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Pilirani	pil-ee-RAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Melyssa	mə-LIS-ə	English (Rare)
Rebeca	re-BE-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lavi	-	Hebrew
Creighton	KRAY-tən	English (Rare)