in some neck of the woods



in some neck of the woods

Rur. in some vicinity or neighborhood; in some remote place. (The some is usually this, that, your, their, etc. Can be used to refer to some specific section of a forest.) I think that the Smiths live in your neck of the woods. What's happening over in that neck of the woods?
See also: neck, of, wood

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Garry['gæri]
Gisselleji-ZELEnglish (Modern)
Filippo-Italian
Vaishnavi-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
RistoREES-to (Finnish)Finnish, Macedonian
ThorbjØRn-Norwegian