in one's backyard
English
Alternative forms
- in one's own backyard
Prepositional phrase
- (informal) Local to the place where one lives or habitually spends time.
References
- “in your backyard”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “in your own backyard” (US) / “in your own backyard” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “in somebody s own backyard” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
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