what does up mean in "right up your alley."?
2006-12-16 20:52:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
means you can do it easily
2006-12-16 20:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello!
"right up your alley" is an idiom which means ---- > (1 a : the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class : b : the syntactical, grammatical, or structural form peculiar to a language
2 : an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (as Monday week for "the Monday a week after next Monday")
But simply put,
up your alley - meaning: what you like to do, what interests you
I hope this helps! :)
2006-12-16 21:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sandra Dee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Up Your Alley
2016-10-06 02:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by benisek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, even though it SOUNDS like it could be an American-sexual thing..it's not!! It's merely a user-friendly expression, usually said by someone close to you who knows your likes and dislikes....when they see something that they KNOW you'd like, they say, hey! This is right up your alley!
2006-12-16 21:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by crazynays 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means a task is easy for you because it is what you do. If you are a professional mechanic and someone asks you to fix their car it would be "Right up your ally",
2006-12-16 20:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
right up your alley
to me sounds like its right in your direction you are knowledgable in that area of expertise or its something you just know a lot about so you person sends it to you because you are the best person to deal with it
2006-12-16 20:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what does up mean in "right up your alley."?
what does up mean in "right up your alley."?
2015-08-18 12:57:51 · answer #7 · answered by Allard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that it would be good for you (suit you), your line of whatever you want to do. It is a reassurance to help you make a decision easily because someone thinks you would be great at that (whatever that may be). Hope I helped!
2006-12-16 20:58:28 · answer #8 · answered by beamer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if im a plumber and you have a leakage, fixing your problem would be ..."write up my alley" ;)
2006-12-16 20:56:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anastasia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-06 10:54:04 · answer #10 · answered by Johntel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thx for the answers everyone <3
2016-08-23 13:03:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋