Meaning & use
neck of the woods
A particular area or neighborhood where someone lives.
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It's great to see you here; what brings you to this neck of the woods?
The best bakery in my neck of the woods just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
A note on using this word
Neck of the woods is an informal, folksy American idiom, almost always used with a possessive like my or your.
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