be (right) down (one's) alley
be (right) down (one's) alley
To be something that one is or would be very interested in. A variant of the more common phrase "be (right) up (one's) alley." Lou loves baseball, so you should definitely invite him to a game—it would be right down his alley. I love science, so studying medicine is down my alley.
See also: alley, down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (right) down (one's) alley
- alley
- if it ain't broken, don't fix it
- if it isn't broke, don't fix it
- if it isn't broken, don't fix it
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat
- a slue of (something)
- champ at the bit
- champ at the bit, to
- any fule kno