OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34464

underbelly

/ˈʌn.dəˌbɛl.i/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
vientre
The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place.
In order to take the initiative, military leaders from Great Britain and the United States decided to attack in Africa, cross the Mediterranean, and move up against the "soft under…
The area by the canal is the underbelly of town – not something you’d see in the guidebooks.
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