Were right down his alley In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "were right down his alley", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-04-16 06:04

one's cup of tea , be (right) up (one's) alley

Be (right) down (one's) alley phrase

To be something that one shows interest in and finds exciting.

Politics is right down his alley. He can talk about it for hours.

Trust me. That club would be right down your alley!

This book is right down my alley. I couldn't put it down.

This idiom uses alley in the sense of “one's own province,” a usage dating from the early 1600s. [First half of 1900s]

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .

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