be (one's) pigeon

To be one's area of expertise or responsibility. I can't approve expense reports, but Betty can—that's her pigeon.

See also: pigeon

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be someone's pigeon

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If something is your pigeon, you have to deal with it. I'm glad this is your pigeon rather than mine. Note: Originally this expression was `that's not my pidgin'. The word `pidgin' represents a 17th century Chinese pronunciation of the word `business'. The expression literally meant the same as `that's not my business'.

See also: pigeon

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

be someone's pigeon

be someone's concern or affair.

In this phrase, the word pigeon derives from pidgin , as in pidgin English , the term for a grammatically simplified form of a language used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgin itself represents a Chinese alteration of the English word ‘business’: it entered the English language with the meaning ‘occupation’ or ‘affair(s)’ in the early 19th century, emerging from the hybrid of English and other languages used at that time between Europeans and the Chinese for trading purposes.

See also: pigeon

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

be somebody’s pigeon

(old-fashioned, British English) be somebody’s responsibility or business: Somebody needs to write a report on training for the manager, but it’s not my pigeon. Gustav will have to tell them first, it’s his pigeon.

See also: pigeon

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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be somebody's pigeon
be someone's pigeon
pigeon
pigeon-eyed
milk the pigeon
skrag
living impaired
put someone to bed with a shovel

词组	be (one's) pigeon
释义	be (one's) pigeon be (one's) pigeon To be one's area of expertise or responsibility. I can't approve expense reports, but Betty can—that's her pigeon. See also: pigeon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be someone's pigeon BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If something is your pigeon, you have to deal with it. I'm glad this is your pigeon rather than mine. Note: Originally this expression was `that's not my pidgin'. The word `pidgin' represents a 17th century Chinese pronunciation of the word `business'. The expression literally meant the same as `that's not my business'. See also: pigeon Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. be someone's pigeon be someone's concern or affair. In this phrase, the word pigeon derives from pidgin , as in pidgin English , the term for a grammatically simplified form of a language used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgin itself represents a Chinese alteration of the English word ‘business’: it entered the English language with the meaning ‘occupation’ or ‘affair(s)’ in the early 19th century, emerging from the hybrid of English and other languages used at that time between Europeans and the Chinese for trading purposes. See also: pigeon Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary be somebody’s pigeon (old-fashioned, British English) be somebody’s responsibility or business: Somebody needs to write a report on training for the manager, but it’s not my pigeon. Gustav will have to tell them first, it’s his pigeon. See also: pigeon Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be somebody's pigeon be someone's pigeon pigeon pigeon-eyed milk the pigeon skrag living impaired put someone to bed with a shovel
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