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
ThurstanTHUR-stənEnglish (Rare)
Andreasahn-DRE-ahs (German, Swedish), ahn-DRHAY-ahs (Dutch)German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gre
AynIENVarious
EnnioEN-nyoItalian
Shawneeshah-NEEEnglish (Modern)
Shi-Chinese