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wheelhouse
[ weel-hous, hweel- ]
/ ˈwilˌhaʊs, ˈʰwil- /
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Definition of wheelhouse
noun, plural wheel·hous·es [weel-hou-ziz, hweel-]. /ˈwilˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈʰwil-/.
an area of expertise: This product plays directly into marketing’s wheelhouse.Critical thinking is the wheelhouse of the liberal arts.
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Idioms about wheelhouse
- Baseball. (of a pitch) within the zone that is most advantageous for a batter to hit a home run.
- within one’s area of expertise or interest: There are some subjects that are in your wheelhouse and some that are not.
in one’s wheelhouse,
in the same wheelhouse, very similar and usually in the same category: The two folk singers are in the same wheelhouse.
Words nearby wheelhouse
wheel clamp, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman
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