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Meanings of long suit in English

Catalan
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Spanish
especialización

An asset of special worth or utility.

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Usage of long suit in English
1
Operations seemed to be the long suit of most of those doctors.
A Yankee in the Trenches
2
When it comes to buffaloing the opposite side, that's my long suit.
The Outlet
3
My long suit these days is faro; more money in it.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
4
Geometry was not her long suit, her talents running to literature and languages.
The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
5
An example of this is a long suit, headed by Ace, Queen, Knave.
Auction of To-day
6
For my own part, I feel that my long suit is the Bar.
Psmith in the City
7
He says it's his long suit, whatever he means by that.
The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant / or, In the Thre...
8
Furthermore, it prevents the adversaries from running a long suit.
Auction of To-day
9
This melting mood will not long suit your mercurial spirit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1...
10
Imagination was not his long suit, so he had no card to follow with.
The U-boat hunters
11
Let the old man do the worrying-that'shis long suit.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
12
The " long suit" in most courtships is sex attraction, of course.
Herland
13
Her long suit is making people comfortable, and smoothing the upper sheet under their chins.
Mrs. Red Pepper
14
Seeing his nibs ain't my long suit these days.
The Coming of Bill
15
I don't remember that looks were his long suit.
The Motormaniacs
16
Had won the Midlands National on his previous start, so stamina is clearly his long suit.
The Guardian
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Translations for long suit
Catalan
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Long suit through the time
Long suit across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common