strong suit

strong suit
noun
1. a long suit including high cards
• Hypernyms: ↑long suit
• Part Holonyms: ↑bridge hand
2. an asset of special worth or utility
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cooking is his forte

• Syn:
• Ant: ↑weak point (for: ↑strong point)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑special (for: ↑speciality)
• Hypernyms: ↑asset, ↑plus
• Hyponyms: ↑green thumb, ↑green fingers

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noun
1. : a long suit that contains high cards
2. : a quality or characteristic in which one excels : one's forte

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1. Bridge. a long suit that contains high cards.
2. one's most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; forte: Patience is not his strong suit.
[1860-65]

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strong suit
Something one is specially good at
• • •
Main Entry: ↑suit

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strong suit,
1. = long suit (def. 1). (Cf. ↑long suit)
2. Figurative. a strong point: »

Ireland's strong suit that afternoon was desperate defence, since they were seldom allowed to suggest attack (London Times).

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n. (in bridge) a holding of a number of high cards of one suit in a hand
■ a desirable quality that is particularly prominent in someone's character or an activity at which they excel

compassion is not Jack's strong suit

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noun [singular]
: something that a person does well
— often used in negative statements

Irony is not my strong suit.

Swimming has never been his strong suit.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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