neck of the woods
Someone's home turf
A neck of the woods is a neighborhood, region, or area—usually the one where someone lives or comes from.
The phrase is informal and often appears with a possessive: What brings you to my neck of the woods?
I grew up in a rural neck of the woods where everyone knew each other.
Residential area nearby
- areaExtent of surface
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- localeSpecific place or area
- districtBounded administrative area
quarter · borough · precinct · zone · sector · enclave · hamlet · village
One's personal residence
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
- belongingState of fitting in
- localOf this area
familiar · regulars · hangout · stomping grounds · haunt · turf · backyard · hometown
Rural area beyond towns
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- booniesRemote rural areas
sticks · boondocks · backcountry · bush · provincial · remote · isolated · rustic
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
district · quarter · borough · precinct · zone · sector · enclave · hamlet · village · suburb
home
One's personal residence
local · familiar · regulars · hangout · stomping grounds · haunt · turf · backyard · hometown · roots
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
boonies · sticks · boondocks · backcountry · bush · provincial · remote · isolated · rustic · pastoral
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
neck of the woodsstreet address
Building's numbered position
GPS coordinates · mailing address · grid reference · fixed position · postal address
neck of the woodsforeign land
Another country
terra incognita · uncharted territory · parts unknown · abroad · overseas
wood, neck, wooden, woods, wooded, woody, woodland, woodlands, woodcut