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- or[up one's alley] {adv. phr.} In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach./
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right\ down — • right down • right up one s alley adv. phr. In accordance with one s specialty or predilection. This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill s alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach … Словарь американских идиом
right down — or right enough Plainly • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
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right down — or[up one s alley] {adv. phr.} In accordance with one s specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill s alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
right down — adj. absolute, complete and without limitation, unlimited adv. positively, certainly, surely … English contemporary dictionary
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to go (right) down to the wire — informal phrase to only be decided or become clear at the last possible moment Talks went down to the wire, with agreement being reached at the very last minute. Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: wire … Useful english dictionary
go (right) down to the wire — go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire idiom (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end Main entry: ↑wireidiom … Useful english dictionary
come (right) down to the wire — go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire idiom (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end Main entry: ↑wireidiom … Useful english dictionary
