be (not) (one's) department



be (not) (one's) department

To be one's area of expertise or responsibility. I can't approve expense reports—that's not my department. Car repair is my dad's department, so he should be able to help you out.
See also: department

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Godeliva-Ancient Germanic
Shelah-Biblical
Mircea-Romanian
Koutako:-tahJapanese
Sten-Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Cainneach-Irish