wrong side of the tracks

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the tracks

[the tracks] {n.} The line between the rich or fashionable part of town and the poor or unfashionable part of town. * /The poor children knew they would not be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

other side of the tracks

[other side of the tracks] See: [WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in one's tracks

[in one's tracks] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. * /The hunter's rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks./ * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get up on the wrong side of the bed

[get up on the wrong side of the bed] {v. phr.}, {informal} To awake with a bad temper. * /Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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