down (one's) alley



down (one's) alley

Something that one would be very interested in. A variant of the more common phrase "up (one's) alley." Lou loves baseball, so you should definitely invite him to a game—it would be right down his alley. I love science, so studying medicine is down my alley.
See also: alley, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hristina-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Nina (2)-Near Eastern Mythology
Iantha-Various
UltÁNUL-tanIrish
Eusebiusyoo-SEE-bee-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CirÍAco-Portuguese, Spanish