up someone’s alley in Anglais

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Synonyms: down someone’s alley, right up someone’s alley, up someone’s street [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): Compositions en anglais, Locutions prépositives en anglais, Anglais

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    "Composé de up, someone, ’s et alley."
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        "À la hauteur des attentes de quelqu’un. Dans les cordes de quelqu’un."
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      "word": "up someone’s street"
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      "word": "down someone’s alley"
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"up someone’s alley" meaning in Anglais

Preposition