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
Antigonos-Ancient Greek
Shikha-Indian, Hindi
WinfredWIN-fridEnglish
JanekYAH-nek (Polish)Polish, Czech
Bahiga-Arabic
MuirÍN-Irish