stray cat He began to feed the alley cat and now it comes to his house every day.
up your alley
what you like to do, what interests you Sewing - that's right up your alley. It's one of your hobbies.
couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway
having bow legs. Occasionally heard as couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel,- a Midlands/Northern variation whereby ginnel is dialect for alleyway
O'Malley
an Irish name, pointing to the traditionally strong represented Irish in the LAPD:"Gonna put a slug in captain O'Malley" -- Cypress Hill (We ain't goin' out like that [1993])
up a blind alley
Idiom(s): up a blind alley
Theme: LOCATION
at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.) • I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything. • The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.
right down one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alley
Theme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.) • Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. • This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alley
Theme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.) • Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. • This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
Right up my alley
If something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly.
Tin Pan Alley|alley|pan|tin|tin pan
n. phr. The pop music industry. What kind of music will Tin Pan Alley come up with this year?
alley cat|alley|cat
n., slang 1. A stray cat. 2. A person (usually a female) of rather easy-going, or actually loose sexual morals; a promiscuous person. You'll have no problem dating her; she's a regular alley cat.
blind alley|alley|blind
n. 1. A narrow street that has only one entrance and no exit. The blind alley ended in a brick wall. 2. A way of acting that leads to no good results. John did not take the job because it was a blind alley.Tom thought of a way to do the algebra problem, but he found it was a blind alley.
down one's alley|alley|down|up one's alley
adj. phr., slang Suited to your tastes and abilities; what you like or like to do. Baseball is right down Jim's alley. Compare: CUP OF TEA.
right down one's alley|alley|right|right up one's
adv. phr. In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.
blind alley A dead end; a position without hope of progress or success. For example, That line of questioning led the attorney up yet another blind alley. This term alludes to a street or alley that has no outlet at one end. [Mid-1800s]
An alley idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with alley, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
類似の言葉の辞書、別の表現、同義語、イディオム イディオム alley