Asphalt jungle


any large, crowded city or urban area regarded as a dangerous place where people are engaged in a struggle for survival.
contemporary examples

asphalt jungle is sometimes considered the first heist movie, but for me it all starts with rififi.
book bag: the best heists in fact, film, and fiction matthew quirk june 5, 2014

noun

see concrete jungle

noun phrase

a city’s paved landscape; a big city

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