- Idiom – Neck of the woods- Meaning – A neighborhood or nearby area. This expression usually refers to the area where somebody lives. - A wood is an area of land covered with trees. When could you use this idiom?- You want to visit a friend because they live in an area you are visiting.- If you are visiting an unfamiliar area. - You are returning home after a long holiday. - You are visiting an area you know very well.- “You were in Winchester? That’s my neck of the woods! Why didn’t you pop in for a cuppa?”- Is there an idiom like this in your country? What is an idiom? An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken literally. An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words, but has a separate meaning of its own.