be sb's strong point/suit

be sb's strong point/suit
be sb's strong point/suit
to be the thing that someone is particularly good at: »

Financial planning does not seem to be the strong suit of many consumers in the modern world.

Main Entry: strong

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  • strong point — noun A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels. I told you Winston, he said, that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism. , Syn: strong suit, strength …   Wiktionary

  • be someone's strong point — be (someone s) strong point/suit if an ability or quality is your strong suit, you have a lot of it. It has to be said, logic isn t Katherine s strong point. (usually negative) Charm is not his strong suit but at least he knows it …   New idioms dictionary

  • be strong point — be (someone s) strong point/suit if an ability or quality is your strong suit, you have a lot of it. It has to be said, logic isn t Katherine s strong point. (usually negative) Charm is not his strong suit but at least he knows it …   New idioms dictionary

  • be sb's strong point — be sb s strong point/suit ► to be the thing that someone is particularly good at: »Financial planning does not seem to be the strong suit of many consumers in the modern world. Main Entry: ↑strong …   Financial and business terms

  • strong point — noun an asset of special worth or utility (Freq. 1) cooking is his forte • Syn: ↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑s …   Useful english dictionary

  • strong point — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something at which a person excels: forte, long suit, metier, specialty, strong suit. Slang: bag, thing. See ABILITY …   English dictionary for students

  • strong point — Synonyms and related words: ability, acropolis, area, bag, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bump, bunker, caliber, capability, capacity, castle, citadel, cogency, cup of tea, donjon, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, faculty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strong — [strɒŋ ǁ strɒːŋ] adjective ECONOMICS FINANCE 1. a strong economy or business is financially successful, especially because a lot of money is being earned or received: • They fear a strong economy will lead to higher inflation. • products that… …   Financial and business terms

  • strong — W1S1 [strɔŋ US stro:ŋ] adj comparative stronger superlative strongest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to lift heavy things/do hard work)¦ 2¦(not easily damaged)¦ 3¦(able to deal with difficulty)¦ 4¦(powerful)¦ 5¦(feelings/opinions)¦ 6¦(affect/influence)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • strong suit — noun 1. a long suit including high cards • Hypernyms: ↑long suit • Part Holonyms: ↑bridge hand 2. an asset of special worth or utility cooking is his forte • Syn: ↑forte, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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