seamy side of life



seamy side of life

Kend> Fig. the most unpleasant or roughest aspect of life. (A reference to the inside of a garment where the seams show.) Doctors in that area really see the seamy side of life. Mary saw the seamy side of life when she worked as a volunteer in the homeless shelter.
See also: life, of, seamy, side

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÁHel-Hungarian
Yura-Russian, Ukrainian
Phrixus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Zinaidazee-nah-EE-dahRussian
SterreSTER-rəDutch
Rahmİ-Turkish