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
Baruchbə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English)Biblical, Hebrew
TracyTRAY-seeEnglish
Mikhailmee-khah-EEL (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Karmela-Croatian
Alban['ɔ:lbən]
Arke-Frisian