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Meaning of back street | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
  2. A secret, clandestine, or illegal scene.

Equivalents

Examples

“So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go You'll never shine if you don't glow”
“Near-synonym: mean streets”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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