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
Thorne[θɔ:n]
Vasilisavah-see-LEE-sahRussian
Ithaii-THAY-ie (English)Biblical
Arrhenius[a:r'reiniʊs]
Kumaran-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Hevel-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew