[Idiom] NOT IN MY BACKYARD. - Navigating Community Challenges in Local Developments
Not in my backyard.
oppose local development
'Not in my backyard', often abbreviated as NIMBY, refers to the opposition by residents to unwanted developments in their local area, although they might be considered necessary for the broader community. This phenomenon involves individuals supporting development projects in general but resisting them when they affect their immediate surroundings, reflecting a localized self-interest over communal benefit.
Example Sentences
They want to build a factory, but not in my backyard.
They want to build a factory, but not near their own home.
The community opposed the new highway, chanting 'not in my backyard'.
The community opposed the new highway project near their area.
Residents protested the landfill project, saying 'not in my backyard'.
Residents protested the proposed landfill near their neighborhood.