up someone's strasse

prepositional phrase

Up someone's street.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. humorousinformalUp someone's street.

Origin

Substitution of strasse, the German word for street, perhaps originally in a Germany-related context, then gaining wider currency through euphony.

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APA

up someone's strasse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20someone's%20strasse

MLA

“up someone's strasse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20someone's%20strasse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up someone's strasse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20someone's%20strasse.

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