other side of the tracks

See: 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

wrong side of the tracks

[wrong side of the tracks] See: [THE TRACKS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

side

[side] See: [CHOOSE UP SIDES], [FROM SIDE TO SIDE], [GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED], [GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

side by side

[side by side] {adv.} 1. One beside the other in a row. * /Alice's dolls were lined up side by side on the window seat./ * /Charles and John are […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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