(the) wrong side of the tracks

(the) wrong 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

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  • the wrong side of the tracks — (informal) A slum or other socially disadvantaged area ● track * * * the wrong (or right) side of the tracks informal a poor, less prestigious (or wealthy, prestigious) part of town * * * the wrong side of the tracks see ↑track …   Useful english dictionary

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  • (the) wrong side of the tracks — the other/wrong side of the tracks American & Australian the poor area of a town. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) other side of the tracks — the other/wrong side of the tracks American & Australian the poor area of a town. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town …   New idioms dictionary

  • the wrong side of the tracks — ► the wrong side of the tracks informal a poor or less prestigious part of town. [ORIGIN: with reference to the railway tracks of American towns, once serving as a line of demarcation between rich and poor quarters.] Main Entry: ↑track …   English terms dictionary

  • wrong side of the tracks — See: THE TRACKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wrong side of the tracks — See: THE TRACKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wrong side of the tracks — the poor side of town He married a girl who everyone said was from the wrong side of the tracks because he loved her …   Idioms and examples

  • wrong side of the tracks — n. the poor side of town. □ Fred’s ashamed that he’s from the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak. □ I’m glad I’m from the wrong side of the tracks. I know what life is really like …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • the tracks — {n.} The line between the rich or fashionable part of town and the poor or unfashionable part of town. * /The poor children knew they would not be welcome on the other side of the tracks./ * /Mary s mother did not want her to date Jack, because… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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