be in one's line

be in one's line
1) быть в чьей-л. компетенции; см. тж. be out of one's line

He might be lame in agriculture, but this kind of thing was just in his line... he was hungry for a fight. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 34) — Он ничего не смыслил в сельском хозяйстве, но драться он умел... и теперь жаждал битвы.

I can't claim that I'm a strong man. Weight lifting was never in my line. (A. Marshall, ‘How's Andy Going’, ‘They Were Tough Men on the Speewah’) — Не могу сказать, что я сильный человек. Поднятие тяжестей не по моей части.

2) быть по душе, по вкусу, нравиться

I can't say she's much in my line. (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Sons and Lovers’, part II, ch. IX) — Не могу сказать, что Клара в моем вкусе.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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