street

be in Queer Street (British, old-fashioned, humorous)

to owe a lot of money to other people. Now don't you go doing anything that'll land you in Queer Street!

See also: queer

be streets ahead (British & Australian)

to be much better or more advanced than someone or something else. In terms of profitability, the company is streets ahead of its nearest rival. (usually + of) He's fairly average at English but his maths is streets ahead of any other kid in the class.

See also: ahead

be (just/right) up someone's street

if something is right up someone's street, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do. I've got a little job here which should be right up your street.

the man/woman/person in the street

a typical, ordinary person. Do the plans for celebrating the millennium take into account the views of the man in the street?

See also: man, person, woman

street smarts (American)

the knowledge and experience you need in order to deal with difficult and dangerous situations in a city. The kids around here may not be much good at reading or writing, but they sure have a lot of street smarts.

See also: smart

a two-way street (mainly American)

if a situation between two people is a two-way street, both people must make an equal effort in order to achieve good results. Talks with the nurses have to be a two-way street - if they want to discuss salaries, we want to discuss their performance.

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the man on the street

an ordinary man. Maybe the man on the street doesn't think this problem is very important.

the woman on the street

See also: man

the woman on the street

an ordinary woman. Her research looks at what the woman on the street thinks about the police.

the man on the street

See also: woman