- 1(also alleyway NAmE//ˈæliweɪ//) a narrow passage behind or between buildings a narrow/dark alley The car was hidden down a narrow alley downtown. He ran down one of the dark alleys behind the store. see blind alley, bowling alley
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- 2(informal) the pair of parallel lines on a tennis or badminton court that mark the extra area that is used when four people are playing Idioms
very suitable for you because it is something that you know a lot about or are very interested in A teaching job would be right up her alley.
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