Definition of right up (one's) alley

right up (one's) alley

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• see up (one's) alley.

  Last edited on Mar 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 24 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'alley':
alley oop	Definitions include: an exclamation uttered before lifting something.
Silicon Alley	Definitions include: the media and technology firms of Manhattan, New York.
up (one's) alley	Definitions include: one's area of expertise.
Other terms relating to 'right':
all righty	Definitions include: "all right".
BRB	Definitions include: acronym for "Be right back", as in, "I will return soon."
BRT	Definitions include: acronym for "be right there".
cut right to the chase	Definitions include: See "cut to the chase".
dat rite	Definitions include: "That is right".
DTRT	Definitions include: acronym for "do the right thing".
FRO	Definitions include: afro.
f*cking rights	Definitions include: an expression of extreme agreement. more commonly used by itself in agreement with another party. The "Rights" is emphasized
get right	Definitions include: to get high.
give (one's) right arm for	Definitions include: to want very badly.
have dead to rights	Definitions include: to have sufficient evidence to hold one responsibility.
IKR	Definitions include: acronym for "I know, right?"
job's right	Definitions include: "Everything's okay, I've got everything under control."
left (or right) nut	Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle.
Mr. Right	Definitions include: the person who one is destined to marry.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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