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
Metodyme-TAW-diPolish
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
GeorgesZHORZHFrench
PÁDraigPAW-drig, PAW-rigIrish
IrvingUR-ving (English, Scottish)English, Scottish, Jewish
Mina['mi:nə]