in my wheelhouse
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- idiom
- Informal
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en mi área de especialización
- Teaching children is definitely in my wheelhouse, as I have a knack for connecting with them.
- right in my wheelhouse
But he, I, you know, he operates on, you know, on a level that is still very much in my wheelhouse on a technical side of things.
- But he, I, you know, he operates on, you know, on a level that is still very much in my wheelhouse on a technical side of things.
- And the illusion's not bad, and it's fits in my wheelhouse for sure.
- And those two things just were not in my in my wheelhouse.
- No, I would, I, I, I would say that that is absolutely in my wheelhouse as well.
Examples
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Totally in my wheelhouse and moreover, sounds like fun, which is something that has been in short supply lately.
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That's not really in my wheelhouse, so you got it.
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But he, I, you know, he operates on, you know, on a level that is still very much in my wheelhouse on a technical side of things.
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That's in my wheelhouse.
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Usually, movies like this aren't always in my wheelhouse, but with Daniel Day-Lewis and his amazing (even then) talent to just suck you in and
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While I've never really fancied "popular" music, and dinosaur classic rock and the Grateful Dead are probably more in my wheelhouse, I've always loved Bad Company.
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The project on graphic design is right in my wheelhouse because I have years of experience.
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Given my background in finance, this analysis is well within my wheelhouse and I can contribute effectively.
Synonyms
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7.4
A subject someone understands and does well
Antonyms
How Comfortable
- Informal
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7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
in + mine + wheelhouse
The prepositional pattern 'in my [noun]' transparently conveys being within someone's domain or area, and if the learner already knows the (metaphorical) meaning of 'wheelhouse' as an area of expertise, the overall sense 'within my area of expertise' is directly compositional. Although 'wheelhouse' is a metaphoric extension of a literal boat term and may be culturally marked, given knowledge of that constituent the MWE's meaning is predictable.
Etymology
In my wheelhouse may come from old ships. One popular story says the wheelhouse was the small cabin where the captain stood at the wheel, so being there meant you were at the controls and knew what to do, which is why the phrase now means 'to be good at' something.