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Meanings of long suit in English

Catalan
fort
Spanish
especialización

An asset of special worth or utility.

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    Synonyms
    Examples for "strength"
    Examples for "strength"
    1
    It's given us hope, it's given us strength to pursue our agenda.
    Radio NZ
    2
    Over the past year, the fund saw strength in the financial sector.
    Reuters
    3
    Africa's greatest strength today could be its young and rapidly growing population.
    The Guardian
    4
    India lags China both in terms of infrastructure work and military strength.
    Reuters
    5
    We wish the population much courage and strength to overcome the crisis.
    The South African
    1
    The Company offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions.
    Reuters
    2
    It is about building a responsible professional specialty in matters of terrorism.
    The Guardian
    3
    The segment makes product identification systems and specialty printers, among other products.
    Reuters
    4
    Walgreens has four central specialty pharmacies that mainly provide mail order services.
    Reuters
    5
    The Healthcare division provides tax assistance and financial services for medical specialty.
    Reuters
    1
    Especially if you're in a big group: not exactly no-bookings places' forte.
    The Guardian
    2
    That way of looking at the world was not her forte, however.
    Blind willow, sleeping woman
    3
    But literalness has never been the forte of the public relations industry.
    The Irish Times
    4
    His forte lies in moving the passions of those whom he addresses.
    Sketches and Studies
    5
    Cloud-based applications and services are not Microsoft's forte-thoseare Google's stomping grounds.
    Reuters
    1
    General practice remains by far the most popular speciality among medical graduates.
    The Irish Times
    2
    So to the second explanation and another local speciality: the conspiracy theory.
    The Guardian
    3
    I think the colour of President Robinson's coat was his particular speciality.
    The Irish Times
    4
    German civil servants know that, culturally speaking, busking is not their speciality.
    The Irish Times
    5
    Medical Pages offers a directory of Irish doctors, broken down by speciality.
    The Irish Times
    1
    But her true metier is the classier end of American independent cinema.
    The Irish Times
    2
    They were also, I regret to say, much better at their metier.
    The Irish Times
    3
    It looked like Henry De Bromhead's star had found his true metier.
    The Irish Times
    4
    I was swimming in my own metier, as the saying has it.
    Mortal Allies
    5
    Alas, I have been amazingly lazy; it was my metier to look on.
    The Grey Room
    1
    Patience really wasn't her strong suit, but for this, she could wait.
    Riding the storm
    2
    Waiting had never been her strong suit, but sometimes it was required.
    Haunted
    3
    And from what I can tell, running away's not your strong suit.
    Happiness key
    4
    Like the original Joe Brown, ventilation is not this helm's strong suit.
    Climbing Magazine
    5
    Shot on location in vibrant Cartagena, the film's strong suit is aesthetic.
    Reuters
    1
    Punctuality has never been the strong point of our major political parties.
    The South African
    2
    The impression I had was they want a strong point of view.
    Reuters
    3
    Mind you, it's a very strong point of view that is compelling.
    Wired
    4
    Nothing; that is my strong point; that is why I am here.
    The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
    5
    Typically, this is not a strong point for finance or IT types.
    Reuters
    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
    This collocation consists of:
    Translations for long suit
    Catalan
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    Long suit through the time
    Long suit across language varieties
    United Kingdom
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