other side of the tracks
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With the exception of a cluster of homes on the other side of the tracks, the surrounding acreage is primarily agricultural.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
“They’ve come up on the quote-unquote other side of the tracks from a football perspective where they came up the hard way, doubted often, and had to overcome that,” Harbaugh said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2021
On the other side of the tracks was a 19-room house — Mills also had a home downtown — and a distinctive octagonal building, 80 feet across.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2020
“I am living proof literally of the American dream. I've come from the other side of the tracks and have been very successful in building a different kind of company.”
From Fox News ● Jan. 30, 2019
The Cs, on the other hand, were from the other side of the tracks.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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