in the sticks

English

Prepositional phrase

in the sticks

(idiomatic) A long distance away from anywhere of importance.
Tinyville is way out in the sticks. It takes ages to get into town.

Synonyms

in the middle of nowhere

Translations

a long distance away from anywhere of importance

French: au milieu de nulle part (fr)
German: in der Pampa, am Arsch der Welt (de), wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
Romanian: la dracu-n praznic

Russian: у чёрта на рога́х (u čórta na rogáx) (at devil's horns), у чёрта на кули́чках (ru) (u čórta na kulíčkax) (at devil's leas), в захолу́стье (ru) (v zaxolústʹje)
Spanish: en el quinto pino (es)

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