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
Marcas-Irish, Scottish
Kyrsten-English (Rare)
Alojzyah-LOI-ziPolish
Lucine-Armenian
KunoKOO-no (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Isabelleee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)French, English, German, Dutch