side of the tracks

Idioms  

1. see under right side of the tracks.

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Example Sentences

In the ’50s we had James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause” and Marlon Brando in “The Wild One,” rumbling with switchblades and getting their scrapes kissed by lovers who had stepped over from the right side of the tracks to scuff their saddle shoes for a little adventure.

From Salon

“I didn’t realize it was the other side of the tracks, and no one wanted to go there at night,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

As the freight train known as La Bestia, meaning The Beast, approaches, they scramble to the side of the tracks and hold out the food for the migrants travelling on its roofs to grab as they thunder past.

From BBC

She noted in interviews that she was raised on the wrong side of the tracks in her hometown of Wingham.

From Los Angeles Times

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