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  • 1the wrong side of the tracks — (informal) A slum or other socially disadvantaged area ● track * * * the wrong (or right) side of the tracks informal a poor, less prestigious (or wealthy, prestigious) part of town * * * the wrong side of the tracks see ↑track …

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  • 2(the) wrong side of the tracks — the poor area of a city or town. She was brought up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms the wrong side of town or the wrong side of the street: Her family was clearly from the wrong… …

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  • 3The Wrong Side of the Tracks — is episode number 1.1 of the Happy Tree Friends TV Series.Infobox Television episode Title = The Wrong Side of the Tracks Caption = Cuddles and Handy, Giggles and Petunia, and Lifty and Shifty all enjoy the ride, but not for long. Series = Happy… …

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  • 4(the) wrong side of the tracks — the other/wrong side of the tracks American & Australian the poor area of a town. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small southern town …

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  • 5the wrong side of the tracks — ► the wrong side of the tracks informal a poor or less prestigious part of town. [ORIGIN: with reference to the railway tracks of American towns, once serving as a line of demarcation between rich and poor quarters.] Main Entry: ↑track …

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  • 6The Wrong Side of Midnight (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = The Wrong Side of Midnight Type = EP Artist = U.D.O. Released = April 30, 2007 Recorded = 2007 Genre = Heavy Metal Length = 21:19 Label = AFM Records Producer = Stefan Kaufmann Last album = Mission No. X (2005) This album …

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  • 7The Wrong Side of the Sky — Infobox Book name = The Wrong Side of the Sky title orig = translator = image caption = 1991 UK paperback cover author = Gavin Lyall illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Thriller… …

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  • 8get up on the wrong side of the bed — start the day in a bad temper * * * get up on the wrong side of the bed (US) (or chiefly Brit get out of bed on the wrong side) : to be in a bad mood throughout the day Be careful when you talk to the boss. He got up on the wrong side of the bed… …

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  • 9get out of bed on the wrong side — To start the day in a bad mood • • • Main Entry: ↑bed get out of bed on the wrong side To get up in the morning in a bad mood • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong * * * get out of bed on the wrong side spoken get up on th …

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  • 10get up on the wrong side of the bed — verb To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason. I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Hes been grumpy all day. Syn: get out of bed on the wrong side, wake up on… …

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