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wrong side of the tracks
Idioms and Phrases
see under right side of the tracks .Example Sentences
She noted in interviews that she was raised on the wrong side of the tracks in her hometown of Wingham.
âThey donât look at women of color as vulnerable and victims. They look at us like weâre perpetrators, like we intentionally are from the wrong side of the tracks,â Martinez said.
Miske, 49, wasnât a crime lord, but rather a âself-made manâ who, despite growing up âon the wrong side of the tracks,â successfully built a family business called KamaÊ»aina Termite and Pest Control, Kennedy said in his opening statement.
An overheated tragedy teeming with Mortonâs sound effects and propelled by Weissâ pleading â the producer later said, âI was asking her to be an actress, not a singerâ â âLeader of the Packâ cemented the Shangri-Lasâ reputation as girls from the wrong side of the tracks.
âI grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Tucson, Ariz., but I have been around classical music my whole life,â says Contreras, 39, whose background is in classical theater and acting.
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