Talk:in someone's wheelhouse

"In someone's wheelhouse" is also used in surfing and Standup Paddle boarding - A wheelhouse is the rotational distance that it would take for a surfer or paddle boarder to turn and catch a wave. The size of one's wheelhouse is determined by the length of their board and turning ability. When another surfer or paddler is too close and would be in the way of a turning surfer or paddle boarder they would be in the wheelhouse of the surfer or paddle boarder attempting to turn to catch the wave and thereby blocking the turning surfer's/paddle boarder's ability to "wheel" around and catch the wave. The resulting phrases are: "Hey, you are in my wheelhouse." or "Hey, get out of my wheelhouse." Or "Oh, sorry I am in your wheelhouse." The term "in someone's wheelhouse" was first heard in the lineup at Cove Park on Maui circa 2001. It has become a common surfing/paddling phrase throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

RFD discussion: August 2018
We have exactly the appropriate sense of wheelhouse, with usage examples of this phrase.

There are other prepositions that can be used with this figurative sense of wheelhouse (outside, out of, within, into, (right) up, from) and it can be used with PPs using of (this subject fell squarely in the wheelhouse of Congress)

This and some of the other PP's might make good redirects, especially to the specific definition, though the search engine alone would find the wheelhouse entry.

I rest my case. DCDuring (talk) 18:34, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete/redirect per nom. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  07:08, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Well, I found this useful when making sure I was using the phrase appropriately. I'd like it to stay. (RDZ)

Someone described something I did very well as "in my wheelhouse." Based on the Wikipedia entry, the phrase fit perfectly. I'd like it stay also. [GLS]