mettre sa face sur le poteau

to run as a candidate in an election

Refers to standing for office, seen in Quebec as a fairly bold and thick-skinned thing to do.

Elle a fini par mettre sa face sur le poteau pour les élections municipales.

She finally put herself forward as a candidate for the municipal elections.

Alludes to the practice of plastering candidates' portraits on utility poles and lampposts during Quebec election campaigns.

Quebec