wrong side of the tracks

Idioms  

1. see under right side of the tracks.

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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

Miske, 49, wasn’t a crime lord, but rather a “self-made man” who, despite growing up “on the wrong side of the tracks,” successfully built a family business called Kamaʻaina Termite and Pest Control, Kennedy said in his opening statement.

From Seattle Times

An overheated tragedy teeming with Morton’s sound effects and propelled by Weiss’ pleading — the producer later said, “I was asking her to be an actress, not a singer” — “Leader of the Pack” cemented the Shangri-Las’ reputation as girls from the wrong side of the tracks.

From Los Angeles Times

“I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Tucson, Ariz., but I have been around classical music my whole life,” says Contreras, 39, whose background is in classical theater and acting.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time we lived on the city’s east side, the “wrong side of the tracks,” so to speak.

From Seattle Times