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neck_of_the_woods

neck of the woods

English

Noun

neck of the woods ‎(plural necks of the woods)

(idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region.
(idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.

Translations

a local neighbourhood or region

Greek: μέρη (el) n pl ‎(méri), περιοχή (el) f ‎(periochí), γειτονιά (el) f ‎(geitoniá)
Icelandic: hérað n, slóðir (is) n pl, (in my neck of the woods) þar sem ég bý (is), (in my neck of the woods) þar sem ég er upprunninn m, (in this neck of the woods) hér um slóðir

See also

up one's alley, right up one's alley