alley (redirected from ally)

be (right) up someone's alley (informal, American & Australian, informal)

if something is right up someone's alley, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do. The job should be right up Steve's alley - working with computers, software and stuff.

a blind alley

a method of thinking or acting which is not effective because it does not produce any results. The latest evolutionary theory may turn out to be a blind alley.

See also: blind

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(right) up your alley

suited to your abilities or interests. Harry knows a lot about computers and software, so this job is right up his alley.