be (someone's) strong suit



be (someone's) strong suit

To be something, such as a subject, activity, or field, at which someone is particularly skilled or adept. Working with computers was never my strong suit, so this receptionist position is going to be a real challenge for me. Movie trivia is one of Sam's strong suits, so I think we should ask her to be on our pub quiz team.
See also: strong, suit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kamen-Bulgarian
KirsiKEER-seeFinnish
YuriyYOO-ree (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
MyraMIE-rəEnglish
Mikaylamə-KAY-ləEnglish (Modern)
ÁSvaldr-Ancient Scandinavian