의미: alley 
★al·ley1〔OF 「가다」의 뜻에서〕 n.
1 (정원·공원 등의) 오솔길, 좁은 길(shady walk)
2 (건물 사이의) 골목, 샛길, 골목길(⇒ path [유의어]); 《미》 좁은 뒷길(backlane)
▶ a blind alley 막다른 골목
3 (skittles, bowling 등의) 경기장; 레인(lane); [종종 pl.] 볼링장
4 【테니스·배드민턴】 앨리 《더블용 코트의 사이드라인과 싱글스의 사이드라인 사이의 좁다란 공간》
5 《드물게》 (교회 좌석 간의) 통로(aisle)
down the alley 【야구】 한복판의
(right) up[down] one's alley 《속어》 기호[성미]에 맞는, 전문에 속하는
strike into another alley (이야기 도중에) 말머리를 돌리다
★al·ley1〔OF 「가다」의 뜻에서〕 n.1 (정원·공원 등의) 오솔길, 좁은 길(shady walk)
2 (건물 사이의) 골목, 샛길, 골목길(⇒ path [유의어]); 《미》 좁은 뒷길(backlane)
▶ a blind alley 막다른 골목
3 (skittles, bowling 등의) 경기장; 레인(lane); [종종 pl.] 볼링장
4 【테니스·배드민턴】 앨리 《더블용 코트의 사이드라인과 싱글스의 사이드라인 사이의 좁다란 공간》
5 《드물게》 (교회 좌석 간의) 통로(aisle)
down the alley 【야구】 한복판의
(right) up[down] one's alley 《속어》 기호[성미]에 맞는, 전문에 속하는
strike into another alley (이야기 도중에) 말머리를 돌리다
be up a blind alley 관용구
alley cat
up your alley
couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway
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up a blind alley
Idiom(s): up a blind alleyTheme: LOCATION
at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.)
• I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything.
• The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.
right down one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is right down my alley. I love it.
• This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is right down my alley. I love it.
• This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
Right up my alley
If something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly.Tin Pan Alley|alley|pan|tin|tin pan
n. phr. The pop music industry. What kind of music will Tin Pan Alley come up with this year?alley cat|alley|cat
n., slang 1. A stray cat. 2. A person (usually a female) of rather easy-going, or actually loose sexual morals; a promiscuous person. You'll have no problem dating her; she's a regular alley cat.alley
alleyIn accession to the argot alpha with alley, additionally see blind alley; right up one's alley.
alley cat
alley cat|alley|cat
n., slang 1. A devious cat. 2. A being (usually a female) of rather easy-going, or absolutely apart animal morals; a abandoned person. You'll accept no botheration dating her; she's a approved alleyway cat.back alley
back alleyLearn added back street.
blind alley
blind alleyA asleep end; a position afterwards achievement of advance or success. For example, That band of analytic led the advocate up yet addition dark alley. This appellation alludes to a artery or alleyway that has no aperture at one end. [Mid-1800s]
blind alley|alley|blind
n. 1. A attenuated artery that has alone one access and no exit. The dark alleyway concluded in a brick wall. 2. A way of acting that leads to no acceptable results. John did not booty the job because it was a dark alley. Tom anticipation of a way to do the algebra problem, but he begin it was a dark alley.couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway
down one's alley
down one's alleysee right up one's alley.
down one's alley|alley|down|up one's alley
adj. phr., slang Ill-fitted to your tastes and abilities; what you like or like to do. Baseball is appropriate down Jim's alley.Compare: CUP OF TEA.
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right down one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alleyway AND appropriate up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally ill-fitted to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is appropriate down my alley. I love it.
• This affectionate of affair is appropriate up John's alley.
right down one's alley|alley|right|right up one's
adv. phr. In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. This affectionate of preclassical music is appropriate up Bill's alley; afterwards all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.Right up my alley
If article is appropriate up your alley, it apparel you perfectly.right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alleyway AND appropriate up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally ill-fitted to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is appropriate down my alley. I love it.
• This affectionate of affair is appropriate up John's alley.
Tin Pan Alley|alley|pan|tin|tin pan
n. phr. The pop music industry. What affectionate of music will Tin Pan Alleyway appear up with this year?up a dark alley
Idiom(s): up a dark alleyTheme: LOCATION
at a asleep end; on a avenue that leads nowhere. (Informal.)
• I accept been aggravating to acquisition out article about my ancestors, but I'm up a dark alley. I can't acquisition anything.
• The badge are up a dark alleyway in their analysis of the crime.
up one's alley
up one's alleyLearn added right up one's alley.
up your alley
be up a dark alley
To be at an impasse; to be at a point area no added advance is accessible or no band-aid can be found. I've been aggravating assorted means to fix this machine, but I'm aloof up a dark alleyway at this point. This alliance is activity to be up a dark alleyway if we can't boldness this acknowledged dispute.Learn more: alley, blind, up
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