be (right) up (someone's) alley

informal, American & Australian, informal

if something is right up someone's alley, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do.

The job should be right up Steve's alley - working with computers, software and stuff.

• more one thing happens the more
• more one thing happens the more another thing happens
• more or less
• more power to
• more power to someone
• more power to something
• More power to your elbow!
• more something than can shake a stick at
• more something than has had hot dinners
• more something than someone has had hot dinners
• more something than you can shake a stick at
• more than bargained for
• more than can shake a stick at
• more than has had hot dinners
• more than meets the eye
• more than someone bargained for
• more than someone has had hot dinners
• more than something bargained for
• more than you can shake a stick at
• more the merrier.
• more the merrier
• more the more
• more the more another thing happens
• more to someone than meets the eye
• more to something than meets the eye