neck of the woods

neck of the woods {n. phr.}, {informal}

Part of the country; place; neighborhood; vicinity.

We visited Illinois and Iowa last summer; in that neck of the woods the corn really grows tall.

We were down in your neck of the woods last week.

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woods

[woods] See: [BABE IN THE WOODS], [CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS], [NECK OF THE WOODS], [TAKE TO THE WOODS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

neck

[neck] See: [BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK], [BREAK ONE'S NECK], [CATCH IT IN THE NECK] or [GET IT IN THE NECK], [PAIN IN THE NECK], [SAVE ONE'S NECK], [STICK ONE'S NECK […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

neck and neck

[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied. * /At the end of the race the two horses were neck […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take to the woods

[take to the woods] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run away and hide. * /When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods./ * /Bob took to the woods […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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