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
CatrinKAT-rin (Welsh), KAHT-reen (German)Welsh, German
Faustina-Ancient Roman, Italian
ValpuriVAHL-puu-reeFinnish
Dana (2)DAY-nəEnglish
EiŽEns-Latvian
IngeborgING-e-bawrk (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German