- (the) main drag
- American & Australian, informal
the biggest and most important road in a town.
We walked up and down the town's main drag looking for a post office.
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(the) main drag
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The Main Drag — Main Drag redirects here. For the principal road of a town, see Main Street. The Main Drag The Main Drag performing live in 2007. Photo by Kris Ireland. Left to right: Jon Carter, Dan Cardinal, Adam Arrigo, Matt Boch. Not pictured: John Drake … Wikipedia
main drag — n the main drag AmE informal the main street in a town or city where big shops and businesses are ▪ the restaurants that line the main drag … Dictionary of contemporary English
main drag — the most important street in a town We spent most of Saturday evening driving up and down the main drag of the town … Idioms and examples
main drag — noun the main street of a town or city (Freq. 1) • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑main street, ↑high street * * * Slang. the main street of a city or town; main stem. [1850 55] * * * … Useful english dictionary
main drag — {n.}, {colloquial} 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope pushers and the prostitutes are. * /Wells Street is the main drag of Chicago, actionwise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
main drag — {n.}, {colloquial} 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope pushers and the prostitutes are. * /Wells Street is the main drag of Chicago, actionwise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
main drag — noun a) Literally, a primary or major retarding force. 2005: Market lower: bank stocks were the main drag. mdash; news online, stock market report summary, 25 November 2005 [ … Wiktionary
main\ drag — noun colloquial 1. the most important street or thoroughfare in a town. Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town. 2. the street where the dope pushers and the prostitutes are. Wells Street is the main drag of Chicago, actionwise … Словарь американских идиом
main drag — N SING: the N The main drag in a town or city is its main street. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] ...just two blocks off the main drag in Aberdeen, South Dakota … English dictionary
main drag — noun the main drag AmE informal the main street in a town or city where big shops and businesses are: cruising along the main drag in Las Vegas … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
