strong suit

American  

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.

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strong suit Idioms  

1. see strong point.

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Etymology

Origin of strong suit

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Straightforward storytelling was never the strong suit of the show, which relied very much on Mr. Murphy’s charisma and that of his co-stars, notably Sophie Rundle, who plays sister Ada Shelby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Delivering off-the-cuff banter in reaction to news of the moment — a requirement for morning TV news — was not his strong suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

And foreign policy is not generally considered the strong suit of Labour's main current foe, Reform UK.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Henry Dobbins was a good man, and a superb soldier, but sophistication was not his strong suit.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien