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

Wireless connectivity is one of the Arctis 9’s many strong suits.

From Popular-Science

Of course, even if your boss realizes writing isn’t her strong suit, offering to compensate for that weakness takes some diplomacy.

From Washington Post

But there are many more where formal mathematics is a strong suit.

From The Daily Beast

This makes you brilliant at group collaborations, not typically a strong suit.

From The Daily Beast

The hand which contains the strong suit should be sufficiently strong in cards of re-entry.

From Project Gutenberg

Doubling by the third hand is universally understood to mean that the player has a very strong suit which he can establish.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of fact thought was not his strong suit in the game of life.

From Project Gutenberg

If you use the weak discard and wish to throw away your strong suit, discard first a high and then a lower card.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Rogers did not often lead even from a strong suit unless it contained at least one honour.

From Project Gutenberg