be (just/right) up (one's) street

To be ideally suited to one's interests. Anna loves watching movies, so I'm sure she'll go to the film festival with you—that's right up her street.

be (right) up your ˈstreet

(especially British English) (American English usually be (right) up your ˈalley) (informal) be suitable for you: Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right up your street. OPPOSITE: not be somebody’s cup of tea

See also: street, up

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be (as) thick as a short plank
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be (as) thick as two short planks
be (as) thin as a rail
be (as) thin as a rake
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be (as) tough as nails
be (as) tough as old boots
be (as) tough as shoe leather
be (as) ugly as sin
be (as) white as snow
be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (batting) on a sticky wicket
be (dead) set on (something)
be (down) on (one's) uppers
be (flat) on (one's) back
be (just) as well
be (just) good friends
be (just/right) up (one's) street
be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
be (like) water off a duck's back
be (living) on another planet
be (not) (one's) bag
be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) (one's) style
be (not) (one's) type
be (not) a patch on
be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) all beer and skittles
be (not) all fun and games
be (not) all moonlight and roses
be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted
be (not) backward in coming forward
be (not) big on (something)
be (not) comme il faut
be (not) on speaking terms
be (not) out of the woods
be (not) supposed to (do something)
be (not) the end of the world
be (not) the marrying kind
be (not) well up on (something)
be (of) no use to man or beast
be (on) the right side of (an age)
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be (as) sound as a dollar
be (as) stiff as a board
be (as) strong as an ox
be (as) stubborn as a mule
be (as) thick as a brick
be (as) thick as a shit
be (as) thick as a short plank
be (as) thick as shit
be (as) thick as thieves
be (as) thick as two short planks
be (as) thin as a rail
be (as) thin as a rake
be (as) thin as a stick
be (as) tough as nails
be (as) tough as old boots
be (as) tough as shoe leather
be (as) ugly as sin
be (as) white as snow
be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (batting) on a sticky wicket
be (dead) set on (something)
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be (down) on (one's) uppers
be (flat) on (one's) back
be (just) as well
be (just) good friends
be (just/right) up (one's) street
be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
be (like) water off a duck's back
be (living) on another planet
be (not) (one's) bag
be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) (one's) style
be (not) (one's) type
be (not) a patch on
be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) all beer and skittles
be (not) all fun and games
be (not) all moonlight and roses
be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted
be (not) as black as (someone/something) is painted
be (not) backward in coming forward
be (not) big on (something)
be (not) comme il faut
be (not) on speaking terms
be (not) out of the woods
be (not) supposed to (do something)
be (not) the end of the world
be (not) the marrying kind
be (not) well up on (something)
be (of) no use to man or beast
be (on) the right side of (an age)
be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
be (one's) (own) lookout
be (one's) baby
be (one's) for the asking
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