the other side of the tracks

the other/wrong side of the tracks

(American & Australian)

the poor area of a town She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bryson	['braisn]
Tomoko	to-mo-ko	Japanese
Khulan	-	Mongolian
Malone	[mə'ləun]
Armand	['a:mɔnd]
Esperanta	e-spe-RAHN-tah	Esperanto