neck of the woods

== English == === Etymology === See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner"). === Pronunciation === === Noun === neck of the woods (plural necks of the woods) (idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region. (idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== up someone's alley, right up someone's alley === References ===