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neck of the woods

nec·koft·he·woods

uncommon

noun

1.

a surrounding or nearby region

  • “the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
  • “it is a rugged locality”
  • “he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood”
  • “I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods”

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