back-alley
[ bak-al-ee ]
/ ˈbækˈæl i /
adjective
dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
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Origin of back-alley
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Idioms and Phrases with back-alley
back alley
see under back street.
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