side of the tracks
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the wrong side of the tracks — (informal) A slum or other socially disadvantaged area ● track * * * the wrong (or right) side of the tracks informal a poor, less prestigious (or wealthy, prestigious) part of town * * * the wrong side of the tracks see ↑track … Useful english dictionary
The Wrong Side of the Tracks — is episode number 1.1 of the Happy Tree Friends TV Series.Infobox Television episode Title = The Wrong Side of the Tracks Caption = Cuddles and Handy, Giggles and Petunia, and Lifty and Shifty all enjoy the ride, but not for long. Series = Happy… … Wikipedia
(the) wrong side of the tracks — the poor area of a city or town. She was brought up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms the wrong side of town or the wrong side of the street: Her family was clearly from the wrong… … New idioms dictionary
(the) other side of the tracks — the other/wrong side of the tracks American & Australian the poor area of a town. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town … New idioms dictionary
(the) wrong side of the tracks — the other/wrong side of the tracks American & Australian the poor area of a town. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town … New idioms dictionary
the wrong side of the tracks — ► the wrong side of the tracks informal a poor or less prestigious part of town. [ORIGIN: with reference to the railway tracks of American towns, once serving as a line of demarcation between rich and poor quarters.] Main Entry: ↑track … English terms dictionary
The Other Side of the Tracks — Infobox Film name = The Other Side of the Tracks caption = Theatrical Poster writer = A.D. Calvo director = A.D. Calvo producer = Howard Karen Baldwin Michael Bolton Al Subbloie A.D. Linda Calvo Patrick Hadley John Courtmanche music = Joe Carrano … Wikipedia
(the) other side of the tracks — American the poor section of town When the railroad arrived, it was often located on the edge of town where property was cheaper, and it could be placed downwind of nouses to minimize smoke, noise, and fire hazards. Eventually the town… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the wrong (or right) side of the tracks — idi the wrong (or right) side of the tracks, the unfashionable, unacceptable (or fashionable, acceptable) part of a city or other community … From formal English to slang
side of the tracks — See: THE TRACKS … Dictionary of American idioms
