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
MaryMER-ee (English), MAR-ee (English)English, Biblical
RodgerRAH-jərEnglish
RossaROS-sahItalian
Zinon-Greek
LaceyLAY-seeEnglish
LiÊN-Vietnamese