right down alley
(right) down (one's) alley
Something that one is or would be very interested in. A variant of the more common phrase "(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 someone's alley
and right up someone's alleyFig. ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
See also: alley, down, right
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- alley
- (right) down (one's) alley
- be (right) down (one's) 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