back yard

noun

1. a yard at the back of a house, etc
2. in one's own back yard
   1. close at hand
   2. involving or implicating one See NIMBY

Example Sentences

Adani Group has bid for giant contracts in India’s back yard.

From New York Times

Then-City Councilman Gil Cedillo called it “the front yard and back yard of so many families” and proclaimed, “I am proud to reopen MacArthur Park Lakeside to make it clean, safe and secure.”

From Los Angeles Times

Buchan has not just achieved a clean-up in his own back yard - he is effecting change across great swathes of an enormous country.

From BBC

You may also be familiar with Yimby, a word to describe supporters of new housing, meaning "yes in my back yard".

From BBC

“The vast majority of our residents in this neighborhood live in apartments that don’t have access to green space in the form of a front yard or back yard.”

From Los Angeles Times

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