back street

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.

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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”

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