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
ShayeSHAYEnglish (Rare)
KornÉLie-Czech
Temitope-Western African, Yoruba
KoraKO-rahGerman
TeunaTUU-nahDutch
NoemÍno-e-MEE (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese