other side of the tracks



other side of the tracks

 and wrong side of the tracks
the poor part of a town or city. He was a rich boy, and she was a girl from the other side of the tracks. You don't want to buy a house in that neighborhood. It's on the wrong side of the tracks.
See also: of, other, side, track

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Boyles[bɔilz]
FilipFEE-lip (Dutch), FEE-leep (Polish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Mac
Yseult-French (Rare)
MiloŠ-Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
WynterWIN-tərEnglish (Rare)
Alis['ælis]