wrong side

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wrong side of the tracks
The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy (from municipalities where the sections were divided by the railroad tracks). May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live

He grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself.

wrong side out
Reversed, changed diametrically, by analogy with a garment that is wrong side out
wrong side out
Of a garment, etc, having its inner or hidden side on the outside and vice versa

My shirt was on wrong side out.

wrong side out
reversed, inside-out
get out of bed on the wrong side
To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason

Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.

get up on the wrong side of the bed
To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason

I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He's been grumpy all day.

wake up on the wrong side of bed
to feel grumpy, irritable; to be easily annoyed

He can't stop shouting at me: he must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

born on the wrong side of the blanket
Born out of wedlock, born to unmarried parents
the wrong side of the tracks
(deyim) A poor or less prestigious part of town. [with ref. to the railway tracks of American towns, once serving as a line of demarcation between rich and poor quarters.]
get up on the wrong side
wake up in a bad mood
get up on the wrong side of the bed
get up ill-tempered, awaken with a bad attitude
got out of bed on the wrong side
act unpleasant because the day has gotten off to a bad start
got up on the wrong side
woke up on the wrong side of the bed, woke up ill-tempered
laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth
be disappointed, go from laughter and happiness to sadness and crying
on the wrong side
not right, in a bad mood, in low spirits, failure
wrong-side-out(p)
with the inside surface on the outside
wrong side
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