neck of woods

For a less provocation than that, many a man in this neck of woods has been sent back east in the baggage-car, wearing a wooden overcoat.

Somebody in our neck of woods was evidently keeping in close wire touch with Mr. Dunton, for though the strike vote was only a little more than an hour old when he sent the telegram, he evidently knew all about it.

I'm new to this neck of woods, but the major tells me that the Hatch crowd is a pretty tough proposition.

"She knows more about Smith than anybody else in this neck of woods—and she's got it to tell!"

Jim always uses bear's-paw shoes, and I don't believe there are more than half a dozen other pairs in this neck of woods.