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  • CBD
    short for Central Business District.
  • CONCRETE JUNGLE
    a modern city or urban area filled with large buildings
  • TO LOSE (ONE'S) BEARINGS
    to become lost
  • LIVE IN THE STICKS
    an area in the country that is far away from towns and cities
  • IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
    far away from any towns and cities and where few people live
  • THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
    a country where living conditions are good and people have the opportunity to make a lot of money
  • BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN
    be the subject of gossip
  • TO BE A QUIET BACKWATER
    to be an isolated place, backwoods, remote place, sleepy town
  • "TO TAKE IN THE VIEW"
    to enjoy the view
  • Meaning of "HIT TOWN"
    to come to / arrive in town
  • TO BE ON THE COMMUTER BELT
    an area around a city where many people who work in the city live
  • NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT
    to have very little space, cramped quarters
  • EARLY BIRD
    people who usually wake up early in the morning
  • TO BE A BLOT ON THE LANDSCAPE
    you think it is very ugly and spoils an otherwise attractive place
  • TO GET UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN
    to get up very early
  • ONE-HORSE TOWN
    A small and unimportant place
  • PAINT THE TOWN RED
    to go out and enjoy yourself in the evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing
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