be strong point

be strong point
be (someone's) strong point/suit if an ability or quality is your strong suit, you have a lot of it.

It has to be said, logic isn't Katherine's strong point.

(usually negative)

Charm is not his strong suit but at least he knows it.


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  • strong point — noun A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels. I told you Winston, he said, that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism. , Syn: strong suit, strength …   Wiktionary

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  • strong point — A key point in a defensive position, usually strongly fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around which other positions are grouped for its protection …   Military dictionary

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