be (one's) department
(redirected from be not our department)be (one's) department
To be one's area of expertise or responsibility. Typically used in negative constructions to convey the opposite. I can't approve expense reports—that's not my department. Car repair is my dad's department, so he should be able to help you out.
See also: department
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be somebody’s department
(spoken) be something that somebody is responsible for or knows a lot about: Don’t ask me about it — that’s Helen’s department, not mine.See also: department
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