| 单词 | long suit |
| 释义 | long suitSEE SYNONYMS FOR long suit ON THESAURUS.COM nounCards.
the quality, activity, endeavor, etc., in which one excels: Diligence is his long suit. Origin of long suitFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby long suitlongstanding, long-stemmed, Longstreet, long-sufferance, long-suffering, long suit, long sweetening, long tail, long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed tit, long-term Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for long suitlong suit noun
informal an outstanding advantage, personal quality, or talent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with long suitlong suit One's strong point or advantage, as in Organizing has never been Nancy's long suit. This expression alludes to whist, bridge, and other card games in which holding numerous cards in a single suit may convey a strong advantage. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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