up (one's) alley



up (one's) alley

Suited to one's interests. I really like Romantic poetry, so this class on John Keats is right up my alley. I'm sure Dave can fix your car—mechanical things like that are really up his alley.
See also: alley, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Grove[grəuv]
Petronilla-Italian, Late Roman
Cadeyrn-Ancient Celtic
Katrinakə-TREE-nə (English), kaht-REE-nah (Dutch)English, German, Swedish, Dutch
Dora['dɔ:rə]
VirvaVEER-vahFinnish