up your alley

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alley
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Sense: Noun: narrow street

Synonyms:

alleyway, passageway, passage , back road, back street, side street, side road, narrow street, lane , street , road , blind alley, ginnel (UK, regional), snicket (UK, regional), pathway , path , footpath

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