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the wrong side of the tracks |
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the wrong side of the tracks also the other 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 side of town. Etymology: based on the idea that a poor area is often divided from the rest of a town by railroad tracks How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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