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View synonyms for long suit

long suit

noun

  1. Cards.
    1. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand.
    2. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand.
  2. the quality, activity, endeavor, etc., in which one excels:

    Diligence is his long suit.



long suit

noun

    1. the longest suit in a hand of cards
    2. a holding of four or more cards of a suit
  1. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of long suit1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Idioms and Phrases

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]
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Example Sentences

Transparency about the building plan is not the museum’s long suit.

I love trumping an opponent’s high card, I love establishing long suits, and I love putting others on tilt by talking about reduced Medicare benefits.

Denim in the shape of long suit jackets and dropped-waist dresses with high halter necks, denim in A-line skirts torqued just ever so slightly askew.

Rachel and Adah were assigned any number of hope-chest projects to work on, but the domestic arena was never my long suit, so I was to focus on a single, big project: a cross-stitch tablecloth.

Finesse, needless to say, is not a Trump long suit.

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