wrong side of the tracks

noun phrase

: a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood

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Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy star in this latest John Hughes’ teenage melodrama about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the country club who fall for each other. Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Wrong side of the tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrong%20side%20of%20the%20tracks. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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