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
RatuRAH-tooIndonesian
Boykin['bɔikin]
YuliyaYOO-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Atsukoah-tsoo-koJapanese
Bademus-History
Gillespie-Scottish