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idiomget on your/a soapboxto express strong opinions about something for a long time, and try to persuade other people that you are right:If I say much more I'll be getting on my soapbox, but I do think good manners are important.I'm not on a soapbox, I just don't think it is good business practice to make your competitors look bad.Sorry, I've been talking far too much, I'll get off my soapbox; all I'm trying to say is that unions have to stick to the rules, however good their cause.NoteThis idiom comes from a time when people made informal speeches standing on strong wooden boxes used for packing soap in.
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