UP ONE'S ALLEY

Meaning of UP ONE'S ALLEY in English

phrasal

also down one's alley

: adapted or suited especially to one's abilities or tastes

the … fund-raising business is right up his alley — John Brooks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

UP ONE'S ALLEY — also down one's alley phrasal suited to one's own tastes or abilities
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP ONE'S ALLEY — also down one's alley : suited to one's own tastes or abilities
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP ONE'S ALLEY — also down one's alley : suited to one's own tastes or abilities
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UP ONE'S ALLEY — {adv. phr.} In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; …
Slang English vocab
UP ONE'S ALLEY — {adv. phr.} In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLEY — I. ˈalē, -li noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English aley , from Medieval Latin aleia passage & Middle French …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLEY — alley 1 /al"ee/ , n. , pl. alleys . 1. a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALLEY — I. ˈa-lē noun ( plural alleys ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French alee, from aler to go Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
ALLEY — noun a choice taw or marble. 2. alley ·noun a passageway between rows of pews in a church. 3. alley …
Webster English vocab
ALLEY — [al.ley] n, pl alleys [ME, fr. MF alee, fr. OF, fr. aler to go] (14c) 1: a garden or park …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALLEY — alley BrE AmE ˈæl i ▷ alley|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALLEY — / ˈæli; NAmE / noun 1. (also al·ley·way / ˈæliweɪ; NAmE /) a narrow passage behind or between buildings : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALLEY — al ‧ ley /ˈæli/ BrE AmE ( also alleyway ) noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALLEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 (also alley-way) a a narrow street. b a narrow passageway, esp. between or behind buildings. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALLEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 (also alley-way) a a narrow street. b a narrow passageway, esp. between or behind buildings. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
ALLEY — 1. n. (pl. -eys) 1. (also alley-way) a a narrow street. b a narrow passageway, esp. between or behind buildings. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALLEY — ( alleys) An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. N-COUNT see also …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALLEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alley cat blind alley ▪ False information has led the police up a series of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALLEY — alleyway [noun] [C] - a narrow road or path between buildings, or a path in a park or garden, esp. …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALLEY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALLEY — See: BLIND ALLEY, DOWN ONE'S ALLEY or UP ONE'S ALLEY.
Slang English vocab
ALLEY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark , darkened ▪ deserted , empty ( esp. AmE ) ▪ little , narrow ▪ a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
ALLEY — n. 25B6; noun PASSAGE, passageway, alleyway, back alley, backstreet, lane, path, pathway, walk, allée.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALLEY — See: BLIND ALLEY, DOWN ONE'S ALLEY or UP ONE'S ALLEY.
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALLEY — I сущ. 1) узкая улица, узкий переулок Syn : street 2) проход между рядами домов 3) аллея He walked all …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALLEY — alley.ogg _I ʹælı n 1. аллея; дорожка ( в саду, парке ) shady secluded, lonely alley - тенистая уединённая, безлюдная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALLEY — аллея; узкая улица; переулок; проход; проезд - blind alley - shaft alley
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ALLEY — аллея; узкая улица; переулок; проход; проезд - blind alley - shaft alley
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ALLEY — узкая улица или переулок проход между рядами домов аллея кегельбан it is up your alley - это по вашей линии
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALLEY — _I ʹælı n 1. аллея; дорожка ( в саду, парке ) shady secluded, lonely alley - тенистая уединённая, безлюдная аллея …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ALLEY — I ˈælɪ сущ. 1) узкая улица, узкий переулок Syn: street 2) проход между рядами домов 3) аллея He walked all …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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