in one's backyard

English

Alternative forms

• in one's own backyard

Prepositional phrase

in one's backyard

1. (informal) Local to the place where one lives or habitually spends time.

References

• “in your backyard”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “in your own backyard” (US) / “in your own backyard” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “in somebody s own backyard” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.