Idiom
concrete jungle
Meaning
An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I do not like living in this concrete jungle.”
“After growing up in a quiet village, she found it difficult to adjust to life in the noisy concrete jungle.”
“The architect argued that the city had become a suffocating concrete jungle, devoid of the parks and natural spaces necessary for human well-being.”
Examples
simple
“I do not like living in this concrete jungle.”
contextual
“After growing up in a quiet village, she found it difficult to adjust to life in the noisy concrete jungle.”
complex
“The architect argued that the city had become a suffocating concrete jungle, devoid of the parks and natural spaces necessary for human well-being.”
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