take to the hustings



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.
See also: take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Christy (1)KRIS-teeEnglish
Jocky-Scottish
Nuria-Spanish
JerrieJER-eeEnglish
Faddey-Russian
AbbÁN-Irish