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Long suit

noun

In a hand, the suit having the most cards.

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

... grateful about Eleanor; but sometimes gratitude can be carried altogether too far, even if you are an orphan, and were brought up by hand. Eleanor was thirty-four if a day—a nice enough woman, of course, and college bred, and cultivated, and clever—but her long suit wasn't good looks. She was tall and bony; worshipped genius and all that; ...

— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) • Various

... on a minute, Puddy,—er, I mean Your Lordship. I don't mind stalling awhile before I begin pulling off my historic stunts, as this detective business is only a graft anyhow. But as my long suit has always been to criticize the regular police force, I must ask you why in thunder those constables from the village aren't here on guard, considering that three successive thefts have occurred here in the same day," remonstrated ...

— The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons • James Francis Thierry

Words linked to "Long suit" : collection, aggregation, deal, plus, accumulation, asset, green thumb, green fingers, weak point, assemblage, hand