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Long suit   /lɔŋ sut/   Listen
Long suit

noun
1.
In a hand, the suit having the most cards.
2.
An asset of special worth or utility.  Synonyms: forte, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, strong point, strong suit.





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"Long suit" Quotes from Famous Books



... on a pile of hickory stove-wood and went to sleep. Sleeping was his long suit. At ten o'clock that night ...
— Lady Luck • Hugh Wiley
... girl. Maudie, being a perfect little lady objected to Pearl Watson on account of her scanty wardrobe, and to the czar's moist little hands; but Mrs. Ducker, knowing that the czar's father was their long suit, stood firm. ...
— Sowing Seeds in Danny • Nellie L. McClung
... me," the major filled in the pause, "that you are a trifle short on a woman's long suit—patience. Now in the case of David Kildare, you don't want to give him one moment of tortoise speed but must keep him pacing with the hare entirely. Remember the result ...
— Andrew the Glad • Maria Thompson Daviess


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