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Difference between Not in one’s backyard and Not in one’s province

admin Confusing Phrases

not in one’s backyard—is used to express objection to the siting of smth. considered unpleasant in one’s own locality:

  • Many people want to see more prisons being built, but not in their backyard.

not in one’s province —(also: outside one’s province) outside the area of one’s learning or activity:

  • What happened to the juvenile after the court’s decision was not really in our province.