Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up someone's street

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: up- -some-one's street
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"This new album should be just up your street."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Phrases

up someone's strasse

Frequently Paired Words

up someone's strasse

Synonyms

up someone's alley

Questions

What does up someone's street mean?: Perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.

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