concrete jungle

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Dictionary meaning

a city or urban environment characterised by a dense mass of buildings, roads, and hard surfaces with little greenery or natural life; the phrase evokes the disorienting, competitive, and relentless quality of urban existence, comparing the city's built environment to a jungle in its complexity, density, and the struggle for survival it demands; popularised in 20th-century fiction and music, particularly associated with New York City