wrong side of the tracks

Meaning: (idiomatic)The part of town that is not inhabited by thewealthy. An area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.He grew up on thewrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself.1893June 29, “City and Vicinity”, inThe Burlington Free Press and Times, volume50, number154, page 8:An arc electric light has been put toward the north side of the depot,[…]As one gentleman expressed it, the people can more quickly see that they are on the "wrong side of the track."2011, Douglas Kennedy,The Moment, Simon and Schuster,→ISBN,page173:“Can you come over to thewrong side of the tracks?” she asked, an amused dryness underscoring the delivery of that question. “Always.” “I was, of course, referring to geographical matters. You live in the more chic part of Kreuzberg.”2022March 31, David Yaffe-Bellany, “Ben McKenzie Would Like a Word With the Crypto Bros”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:Mr. McKenzie rose to prominence in the early 2000s playing Ryan Atwood, a brooding, musclebound teenager from thewrong side of the trackswho moves in with a wealthy family in Newport Beach, Calif.

Examples:

EN: I think you've had enough laughs from the wrong side of the tracks for one evening.
ES: Creo que ya se ha reído usted bastante por una noche.
EN: A lot of G.I. couples come from farms and small towns - and wrong side of the tracks.
ES: Algunas parejas de veteranos vienen de granjas y pequeñas ciudades.
EN: You sold me a bill of goods about the wrong side of the tracks... and me not being good enough, you remember?
ES: Me vend¡ó lo de que yo no era lo bastante bueno, ¿recuerda?
EN: Sure. But you were brought up on the wrong side of the tracks.
ES: Sí, pero tu naciste en el barrio.
EN: the gang at Pete's cafe who dunk doughnuts, even the gaudy show folks with Coyne's Carnival who once a year set up their tents on the wrong side of the tracks.
ES: El "Café de Pete" que despacha donuts. También hay una alegre feria llamada "La Feria de Coyne" que todos los años, monta sus tiendas al otro lado de las vías.
EN: We'll probably have to live on the wrong side of the tracks.
ES: ¡Esa preciosa y triste ciudad donde es muy difícil lograr que nos alquilen una casa!
EN: For Ruby was born on the wrong side of the tracks, and though she struggled valiantly to overcome this stigma, the townspeople never let her forget it.
ES: Porque Ruby no nació en la mejor parte del pueblo, y a pesar de sus esfuerzos para superar ese estigma, la gente del pueblo nunca le permitió olvidarlo.
EN: She's from the wrong side of the tracks.
ES: Ella no viene de la mejor parte del pueblo.
EN: Yes, Ruby Gentry was born on the wrong side of the tracks, and the people of Braddock never let her forget it.
ES: Sí, Ruby Gentry no nació en la mejor parte del pueblo, y la gente de Braddock, nunca le permitió olvidarlo.
EN: Hiya Mack! Aren't you on the wrong side of the tracks?
ES: Hola, Mac, ¿te has equivocado de despacho?
EN: ♪ I'm from the wrong side of the tracks ♪
ES: Yo soy del sitio equivocado.
EN: We must spare the boy certain influences from the wrong side of the tracks, shall we say?
ES: Debemos alejar ciertas influencias de la parte equivocada, diría yo.
EN: The girl form the right side of the tracks had to make tracks for the wrong side of the tracks on a one way ticket.
ES: La chica que iba por el buen camino tenía que cambiarse deprisa al mal camino, y emprender un viaje sin retorno.
EN: But Daddy didn't approve because Choo Choo's folks... are from the wrong side of the tracks... and let's face it, my daddy's an S-N-O-B.
ES: Pero a papá no le gustó la familia de Chu Chu... porque son de un mal barrio... y hay que admitir que mi papá es un e-s-n-o-b.
EN: - On the wrong side of the tracks, but...
ES: - Al otro lado de la vía, pero...

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