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up someone's street

up someone's street prepositional phrase: perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) Perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.
    • This new album should be just up your street.

Synonyms of up someone's street

Questions about up someone's street

What does up someone's street mean?
Up someone's street means perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.
What part of speech is up someone's street?
Up someone's street is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up someone's street in the dictionary

  1. up shit's creek without a paddle
  2. up so down
  3. up someone's alley
  4. up someone's ass
  5. up someone's strasse
  6. up someone's street
  7. up spirits
  8. up stairs
  9. up stick
  10. up sticks
  11. up tack

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