It was that point in the evening when my father got on his soap box and started lecturing us on the evils of the modern world.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get on your soapbox — If someone on their soapbox, they hold forth (talk a lot) about a subject they feel strongly about … The small dictionary of idiomes
get on your soapbox — get/be/on your soapbox phrase to tell other people your opinions in an annoying way He’s always getting on his soapbox about student poverty. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym Main entry: soapbox * * * get/be … Useful english dictionary
get on your soapbox — If someone on their soapbox, they hold forth (talk a lot) about a subject they feel strongly about. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Get on your soapbox — If someone on their soapbox, they hold forth (talk a lot) about a subject they feel strongly about … Dictionary of English idioms
be on your soapbox — get/be/on your soapbox phrase to tell other people your opinions in an annoying way He’s always getting on his soapbox about student poverty. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym Main entry: soapbox * * * get/be … Useful english dictionary
get on soapbox — get on (your) soapbox to start expressing strong opinions, especially about a subject that people are bored of hearing you speak about. It was that point in the evening when my father got on his soap box and started lecturing us on the evils of… … New idioms dictionary
Soapbox — This article is about a raised platform. For other uses, see Soapbox (disambiguation). For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:NOTSOAPBOX. A man soapboxing in Speakers Corner, London A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an… … Wikipedia
soapbox — noun get on your soapbox informal to tell people your own strong opinions about something loudly and forcefully: Don t mention politics, or Burt will be back on his soapbox again … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soapbox — UK [ˈsəʊpˌbɒks] / US [ˈsoʊpˌbɑks] noun [countable] Word forms soapbox : singular soapbox plural soapboxes a box that someone stands on to make a speech in public • get/be on your soapbox to tell other people your opinions in an annoying way He s… … English dictionary
soapbox — soap|box [ soup,baks ] noun count a box that someone stands on to make a speech in public a. a place or event where people express their opinions, especially firmly or in an annoying way b. get/be on your soapbox to tell other people your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
