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back-alley
[ bak-al-ee ]
adjective
- dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine:
back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of back-alley1
Idioms and Phrases
see under back street .Example Sentences
On this Sunday morning, she, Winslet and Erivo sit with Demi Moore, who undergoes a dramatic physical transformation after receiving a back-alley rejuvenation treatment in “The Substanceâ€; Zoe Saldaña, returning to singing and dancing as a lawyer protecting a Mexican cartel leader in the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Perezâ€; and Saoirse Ronan, starring as a young woman grappling with her sobriety in remote Scotland in “The Outrun†and as a British mother searching for her lost son during the Nazi bombing of London during World War II in “The Blitz.â€
But there’s a real passion for the movie and Moore’s turn as Elisabeth Sparkle, a faded star who submits to a back-alley rejuvenation regime to reset her career.
Moore earned enthusiastic praise for her turn as Elisabeth Sparkle, a faded star who submits to a back-alley rejuvenation regime to reset her career.
In Coralie Fargeat’s blood-soaked fable about fear and self-loathing in Hollywood, Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, a faded star who submits to a back-alley rejuvenation regime to reset her career.
Mine, currently, is a back-alley trail that winds through Eagle Rock’s rec center, through the hills and onto the Occidental College campus.
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