right up one's alley
Meaning: Exactly suited to someone's interests or skills.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “A job testing video games is right up his alley.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: An alley here is a familiar path or area. The American phrase is found from the early 20th century; the British also say "right up one's street."
Equivalents in other languages
- French: C'est dans mes cordes — literally: It is in my strings
More idioms — Daily Life
- have the luck of the devil — To be extraordinarily lucky.
- take a hike — Go away; get lost.
- nobody's fool — A sensible person who is not easily tricked.
- swing the lead — To avoid work, especially by pretending to be ill.
- no sweat — No problem; that's easy.
- dumb as a box of rocks — Very stupid.
More English idioms
- go downhill — To get steadily worse.
- hightail it — To leave in a great hurry.
- diddly-squat — Nothing at all.
- have a nerve — To be rude or bold in a way that shocks others.
- you could have knocked me down with a feather — I was extremely surprised.
- get on someone's nerves — To annoy someone.
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