Poor Side of Town (Johnny Rivers song) — Infobox Single Name = Poor Side Of Town Artist = Johnny Rivers Released = 1966 Writer = Johnny Rivers Lou Adler | Genre = Rock and roll Length = 3:48 Label = Chart position = #1 (U.S.) | Poor Side of Town is a song by Johnny Rivers, reaching… … Wikipedia
side — side1 [ saıd ] noun *** ▸ 1 area of larger area, etc. ▸ 2 surface/edge/left/right ▸ 3 aspect of situation etc. ▸ 4 position in argument ▸ 5 part of family ▸ 6 additional food ▸ 7 one of opposing groups ▸ 8 television channel ▸ 9 proud attitude ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrong side of the tracks — n. the poor side of town. □ Fred’s ashamed that he’s from the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak. □ I’m glad I’m from the wrong side of the tracks. I know what life is really like … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wrong side of the tracks — the poor side of town He married a girl who everyone said was from the wrong side of the tracks because he loved her … Idioms and examples
Poor Man's Bible — The term Poor Man s Bible has come into use in modern times to describe works of art within churches and cathedrals which either individually or collectively have been created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for a largely illiterate… … Wikipedia
Town class destroyer — The Town class destroyers were warships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between… … Wikipedia
Huddersfield Town F.C. — Football club infobox current = Huddersfield Town F.C. season 2008 09 clubname = Huddersfield Town fullname = Huddersfield Town Football Club nickname = The Terriers founded = 1908 ground = Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield capacity = 24,500 chairman … Wikipedia
(the) wrong side of the tracks — the poor area of a city or town. She was brought up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms the wrong side of town or the wrong side of the street: Her family was clearly from the wrong… … New idioms dictionary
(the) other side of the tracks — American the poor section of town When the railroad arrived, it was often located on the edge of town where property was cheaper, and it could be placed downwind of nouses to minimize smoke, noise, and fire hazards. Eventually the town… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Shrewsbury Town F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Shrewsbury Town fullname = Shrewsbury Town Football Club nickname = Salop, The Shrews, founded = 1886 ground = New Meadow , Shrewsbury capacity = 9,875 [expansion to 12,500 planned All Seated] chairman =… … Wikipedia