Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up someone's alley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
up- -some-one's al-ley
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Matching or corresponding to a person's interests or abilities well.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

in one's element out of one's depth

Frequently Paired Words

in one's element out of one's depth

Synonyms

down someone's alley right up someone's alley up someone's street

Questions

What does up someone's alley mean?
Matching or corresponding to a person's interests or abilities well.

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