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strong point

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strong point
Noun
something at which one is very good: diplomacy wasn't his strong point
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Noun1.strong pointstrong point - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
metier, speciality, specialty, forte, long suit, strong suit, strength
asset, plus - a useful or valuable quality
green fingers, green thumb - a special ability to make plants grow
weak point - an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
strong point
noun forte, strength, speciality, advantage, asset, strong suit, métier, long suit (informal)
A key point in a defensive position, usually strongly fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around which other positions are grouped for its protection.


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When most of the Subalterns sat upon him with sofa-cushions to find out why he had not said that acting was his strong point, he answered very quietly:--"I don't think you ever asked me.
His Wedded Wife by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Here the author describes minutely everything belonging to Don Diego's mansion, putting before us in his picture the whole contents of a rich gentleman-farmer's house; but the translator of the history thought it best to pass over these and other details of the same sort in silence, as they are not in harmony with the main purpose of the story, the strong point of which is truth rather than dull digressions.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Porthos didn't understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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