strong suit

noun

1. Bridge.,  a long suit that contains high cards.

2. Also called strong point. one's most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; forte.

   Patience is not his strong suit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strong suit¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Idioms and Phrases

see strong point.

Example Sentences

In a cruel twist, the Ravens are horrible on defense, typically Baltimore’s strong suit, and not just because they had to replace five injured defensive starters with rookies last week.

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Taking the show as a sometimes fantastic historical adventure, those aren’t bad things, but, unlike the book, subtlety is not the series’ strong suit.

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But the element of surprise has always been the film’s strong suit.

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She literally launched a music career while we were shooting this, but music is not my strong suit, the score and finding great new songs, so she was extremely helpful with that.

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One of the most unexpected results of these new polls is the fact that Trump is underwater on every issue now, even his supposed strong suits, immigration and the economy.

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