This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
High on speed
Eddie
Apr 20, 2022 23:21
2 yrs ago
45 viewers *
English term

alley

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters alley
- What about the bitch? She's gonna be trouble.
- Don't worry. This will be right up Brett's alley.

The conversation is taken from Deep water series.

Bret here is killing people he knew in the past.

Does it have different meaning here?

Thanks in advance,
Responses
5 +2 knowhow
References
Easily found in an English language dictionary

Discussion

David Hollywood Apr 21, 2022:
The idea is to help clear up doubts and just saying it's easy to google doesn't cut it iMO.
David Hollywood Apr 21, 2022:
I answered because if you know, it's easy and if you don't it's not. Not just a question of googling if you don't know the way to go.
writeaway Apr 20, 2022:
Apparently it's the American version According to the Cambridge dictionary, the UK version is to be right up someone's street.
be right up sb's alley
US informal (UK be right up sb's street)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/...
writeaway Apr 20, 2022:
Not just British English It's a common expression in everyone's English afaik.
Mark Robertson Apr 20, 2022:
British slang Something is "right up someone's alley" if it is, in their comfort zone / agreeable.

Responses

+2
3 hrs
Selected

knowhow

Brett will know how to deal with it

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2022-04-21 02:58:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In the UK they say something is "right up your street" meaning various things: well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities.

In the US they say "alley" rather than "street" but same thing.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2022-04-21 03:02:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In your case Brett will be well able to take care of the situation.
Peer comment(s):
agree Shera Lyn Parpia
14 hrs
agree Renaly Ferreira
20 hrs
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you."

Reference comments

20 mins
Reference:

Easily found in an English language dictionary

right up your alley
right up (one's) alley
Ideally suited to one's interests. Anna loves watching movies, so I'm sure she'll go to the film festival with you—that's right up her alley. This course seemed right up my alley when I signed up for it, but it ended up being dreadfully boring.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/right up your alley

be right up someone’s alley
phrase​informal
DEFINITIONS1

1
to be what someone likes or is good at doing

That kind of music is right up our alley.
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/be-ri...


Meaning of be right up sb's alley – Learner’s Dictionary
be right up sb's alley
US informal (UK be right up sb's street)
to be exactly the type of thing that someone knows about or likes to do:
I've got a question here which should be right up your alley.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/...

etc. etc.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Charlotte Fleming
2 mins
agree philgoddard : I bet someone posts an answer just to get the points.
1 hr
Bingo. Someone did
agree Tony M
6 hrs
agree Rachel Fell
10 hrs
agree george r.
11 hrs
Something went wrong...
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search