be sb's bag

old-fashioned slang

Definition

› If something is your bag, you are interested in it and do it for pleasure: Tennis isn't really my bag, I'm afraid.Making people excited and interestedInspiration and inspiring

(Definition of be sb's bag from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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be sb's bag idiom
be sb's department idiom
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Synonyms and related words:

absorbed adjective
animate verb
breathe (new) life into sth idiom
captivate verb
carry sb away phrasal verb
engage verb (INTEREST)
entrance verb
hype sb up phrasal verb
interest sb in sth phrasal verb
intrigue verb
occupy verb (FILL)
pump sb up phrasal verb
stimulate verb
stretch verb (DO MORE)
swing verb (BE EXCITING)
titillate verb
transfix verb (UNABLE TO MOVE)
whet verb (INTEREST)
whip sb into sth phrasal verb
whip sth up phrasal verb (EMOTION)

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