up someone's strasse
- idiom
- UK
:
a tu medida
- If you like art films, this festival will be up your strasse.
Examples
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That restaurant is definitely up my strasse.
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That book about vintage cars is really up his strasse.
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Cooking shows are completely up her strasse.
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This movie is up her strasse!
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Cooking shows are completely up her strasse, as she loves trying new recipes.
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If you enjoy art films, this festival will be up your strasse with its unique lineup.
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That book about vintage cars is really up his strasse because he collects them.
Synonyms
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3.1
Be attractive or interesting to someone
Perfect for someone because of their interests or skills
Right for someone's tastes or skills
Perfect for someone's tastes, interests, or abilities
Antonyms
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
up + someone's + strasse
The expression parallels the English idiom 'up someone's street' (or 'up someone's alley') where 'street' metaphorically denotes someone's domain, so if a learner knows 'up', the possessive, and that 'strasse' = 'street' they can infer the meaning. However, 'strasse' is a German borrowing and the idiomatic, metaphorical mapping is not fully compositional or guaranteed for a B1 learner, so predictability is partial.
Etymology
Up someone's strasse may come from the image of something being on a person's strasse or up their street, like a shop or activity right by their house that fits them perfectly. That's why it means 'to be just what someone likes'.