stomping ground

plural stomping grounds

1. idiomaticSynonym of stamping ground.

   After 11 seasons set in Seattle[…] Frasier is returning to Boston, to reconquer his old Cheers-era stomping ground.

   2023 February 27, Elle Hunt, “‘Don’t make Frasier best friends with Elon Musk!’ Writers and comics offer their reboot tips”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   3 more examples

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

   2001, Jeanette Monroe, Below Ground, iUniverse, →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.’

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

   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.

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

   Synonyms: stamping ground