의미: alley

★al·ley¹〔OF 「가다」의 뜻에서〕 n.

1 (정원·공원 등의) 오솔길, 좁은 길(shady walk)

2 (건물 사이의) 골목, 샛길, 골목길(⇒ path [유의어]); 《미》 좁은 뒷길(backlane)
▶ a blind alley 막다른 골목

3 (skittles, bowling 등의) 경기장; 레인(lane); [종종 pl.] 볼링장

4 【테니스·배드민턴】 앨리 《더블용 코트의 사이드라인과 싱글스의 사이드라인 사이의 좁다란 공간》

5 《드물게》 (교회 좌석 간의) 통로(aisle)
down the alley 【야구】 한복판의
(right) up[down] one's alley 《속어》 기호[성미]에 맞는, 전문에 속하는
strike into another alley (이야기 도중에) 말머리를 돌리다

alley 관용구

alley cat

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

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.

alley

alley
In addition to the idiom beginning with alley, also see blind alley; right up one's alley.

back alley

back alley
see under back street.

blind alley

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]

down one's alley

down one's alley
see right up one's alley.

up one's alley

up one's alley
see under right up one's alley.

More Idioms/Phrases

up and at 'em up on something, be up one's alley up one's sleeve up the river up to a point

English Vocalbulary

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