Idiom of the day :- Go on the stump

Idiom of the day :- Go on the stump

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

In years past, when politicians traveled around the country talking to people they discovered that the stumps of old trees made useful platforms on which to stand to give a speech. That’s the origin of this idiom, and it now means to campaign for political office. ‘Fredrick has decided he’d like to be President and he’s gone on the stump to speak to the voters.’