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名詞

stomping ground (複数形 stomping grounds)

1. Synonym of stamping ground
   • 2001, Jeanette Monroe, Below Ground, iUniverse, →ISBN:

     What would bring her there? He knew that she wanted something because this area of town wasn't her usual stomping ground.

   • 2009, Gemma Townley, The Importance of Being Married, Hachette, →ISBN:

     ‘So, out in Soho. Does that mean you live centrally, or is Soho just your Friday-night stomping ground?’ ‘My stomping ground?’ I looked at him in surprise, then forced a smile onto my face. ‘It's my flatmate's stomping ground really. We live in Islington.’

   • 2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 50:

     Leaving the 'Cross, I watch dozens of workers preparing the ground for the remodelling of the approaches, before passing my old North London stomping ground.