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
Yejide-Western African, Yoruba
Hossein-Persian
Jaak-Estonian, Flemish
Berhta-Ancient Germanic
Apollon-Greek Mythology
Christos-Theology