| long suit | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the longest suit in a hand of cards |
| b. a holding of four or more cards of a suit | |
| 2. | informal an outstanding advantage, personal quality, or talent |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
long suit
One's strong point or advantage, as in Organizing has never been Nancy's long suit. This expression alludes to whist, bridge, and other card games in which holding numerous cards in a single suit may convey a strong advantage. [c. 1900]