SOAPBOX


Meaning of SOAPBOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ soʊpbɒks ]

( soapboxes)

1.

A soapbox is a small temporary platform on which a person stands when he or she is making a speech outdoors.

One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military.

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2.

If you say that someone is on their soapbox , you mean that they are speaking or writing about something they have strong feelings about.

We were interested in pushing forward certain issues and getting up on our soapbox about them...

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