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I started here in Australia, playing a lot of roles but never the lead guy in shows here. I always tended to play the rougher guy, the criminal who gets caught or shot by the cops. Or the boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks.
Sullivan Stapleton

Meaning of "the wrong side of the tracks" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS

the willies
the Windies
the Windy City
the wire
the Wirral
the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach
the witching hour
the Wolds
the woman
the wop-wops
the word
the works
The World
the worried well
the worse for wear
the worst
the Wrekin
the Writings
the wrong track
the Yahwist

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS

Adirondacks
All Blacks
Backs
barracks
brass tacks
dacks
in one´s tracks
jacks
make tracks
naval barracks
Sacks
slacks
stacks
Tall Blacks
the All Blacks
the Backs
the Ice Blacks
the Tall Blacks
the Wheel Blacks
tracks

Synonyms and antonyms of the wrong side of the tracks in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the wrong side of the tracks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS

Find out the translation of the wrong side of the tracks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the wrong side of the tracks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the wrong side of the tracks» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轨道错误的一边
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el lado equivocado de las vías
570 millions of speakers

English

the wrong side of the tracks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पटरियों के गलत साइड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجانب الخطأ من المسارات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изнанка треков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o lado errado das trilhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্র্যাক ভুল দিকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

du mauvais côté de la voie ferrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebelah yang salah trek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die falsche Seite der Schienen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧しい階層
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트랙의 반대쪽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sisih tengen trek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phía sai trái của các bài hát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடங்கள் தவறான பக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॅकची चुकीची बाजू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parçaların yanlış tarafı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il lato sbagliato dei binari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złej stronie torów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виворіт треків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

partea gresita a liniilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η λάθος πλευρά των κομματιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die verkeerde kant van die spore
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fel sida av spåren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feil side av sporene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the wrong side of the tracks

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS»

The term «the wrong side of the tracks» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the wrong side of the tracks

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the wrong side of the tracks.
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Faye Dunaway
I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged.
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Sullivan Stapleton
I started here in Australia, playing a lot of roles but never the lead guy in shows here. I always tended to play the rougher guy, the criminal who gets caught or shot by the cops. Or the boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS»

Discover the use of the wrong side of the tracks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the wrong side of the tracks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reflections from the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Class, ...
The essays in this collection challenge the predominant image of working class people in higher education by providing a series of analyses and personal commentaries from a wide range of working class academics.
C. Vincent Samarco, Stephen L. Muzzatti, 2006
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The Boy from the Wrong Side of the Tracks
There are several stories within the main story of the book. The mysterious and shocking events throughtout the story will bring tears of joy and saddness, as well as, horror filled emotions. A book you won't want to put down.
Hayden Lee Hinton, 2010
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Little White Squaw: A White Woman's Story of Abuse, ...
This harsh account of life in New Brunswicks Native community sees the Little White Squaw balance precariously between two seemingly irreconcilable cultures and colours.
Eve Mills Nash, Kenneth J. Harvey, 2002
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Gentlemen
This debut YA novel combines the wrong-side-of-the-tracks edginess of books like THE OUTSIDERS and FREAK THE MIGHTY and the searingly honest storytelling of authors like Chris Lynch and John Green.
Michael Northrop, 2010
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Tess of the Storm Country
The gripping novel Tess of the Storm Country was a very popular bestseller that inspired no fewer than four film versions. The story centers on Tess Skinner, a beautiful but impoverished young woman from the wrong side of the tracks.
Grace Miller White, 2012
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Kingdom of the Doves
Kingdom Of The Doves is a novel about growing up in the early 1970's. Doug Dean, a fifteen year old middle class boy, encounters the Dove family from the wrong side of the tracks. He quickly learns many of life's hardest lessons.
Allen L. Scarbrough, 2005
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Life to Those Shadows
... to give a certain social profile to phenomena that I shall examine elsewhere on the level of representation sensu stricto. ********** The country for which it can be said that THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS 43 The Wrong Side of the Tracks.
Noël Burch, Ben Brewster, 1990
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Do, Die, Or Get Along: A Tale of Two Appalachian Towns
The drunks, and the restaurants, and the bordellos, and the saloons—most of them operated across the tracks, but once you come over here in town—you've always heard of these people who live on the wrong side of the tracks—well, if you ...
Peter Crow, 2010
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Making Chase
Matt is an expert and the Chase is on. Tate doesn’t stand a chance. Book Four In the Chase Brothers Series. Tate Murphy is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She grew up a million miles away from the easy life Matt Chase has had.
Lauren Dane, 2007
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On Beale Street
In Memphis, in the 1950s, when fifteen-year-old Johnny Ross is introduced to the blues, he ventures to the infamous Beale Street and develops a friendship with an up-and-coming young musician, Elvis Presley.
Ronald Kidd, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the wrong side of the tracks is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dogs from the Wrong Side of the Tracks have their day
Photo by Jamie Neborak Pooches compete for medals during the Wrong Side of The Tracks All Dog Show at Lucky Penny Farm in Media on June 7, 2015. «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jun 15»
2
A movie proud as can be to come from the wrong side of the tracks
Before “Run All Night” was shown at the screening, the film's poster was used as the theater's screen saver. Given equal play on the poster were photos of Liam ... «Buffalo.com, Mar 15»
3
Where We Live: NoMa, the wrong side of the tracks no more
The Northeast Washington neighborhood of NoMa — north of Massachusetts Avenue — is an oasis of walkable streets. “We have a car but don't use it often, just ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
4
What went wrong for Indian student Sobin Sebastian, murdered in …
Little is known about his time in Victoria, but it is evident the 19-year-old soon fell on to the wrong side of the tracks. He adopted the alias Tre Simmonds - the ... «The Age, Dec 14»
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Queen St. underpass is on the wrong side of the tracks: The Fixer
Queen St. underpass is on the wrong side of the tracks: The Fixer ... The same railway tracks cut diagonally across the intersection of Queen and Dufferin and ... «Toronto Star, Dec 14»
6
No more living on the wrong side of the tracks
As for traditional neighborhoods out of vacation-only destinations, Florida ranks highest as having the most owners and renters living side by side, given the ... «MarketWatch, Aug 14»
7
How San Diego Wound Up on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
The effort to revive the Desert Line is on a lot of San Diego leaders' minds lately. One local congressman is keeping a wary eye on the project. Civic leader Malin ... «Voice of San Diego, Aug 14»
8
Driver ended up on the wrong side of the tracks in Eccles
“By 10.10pm the very vehicle was moved off the track and it is now clear.” Police said no arrests have been made in connection with the incident. More news ... «Manchester Evening News, May 14»
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Ask Alma: My boyfriend's from the wrong side of the tracks
Dear Alma: I am 28, female and I live with my 33-year-old boyfriend. I love him tremendously, and in many ways we are very compatible. He is affectionate, has ... «Frost Illustrated, Dec 13»
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The wrong side of the tracks: Lobbyists for HS2 rail line funded by …
The Government has been accused of "resorting to the underhand misuse of taxpayer money" to pay for lobbyists to promote HS2, as pressure mounts on the ... «The Independent, Aug 13»

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