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.
See also: of, other, side, track

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Suhail-Arabic, Urdu
FrazierFRAY-zhərScottish, English
Maeleth-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
UlricUL-rikEnglish (Rare)
Nanuq-Native American, Inuit
Raimondas-Lithuanian