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“[[Wheelhouse]]s,” so sayeth Wiktionary, “are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel”. | {{a|plainenglish|}}“[[Wheelhouse]]s,” so sayeth Wiktionary, “are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel”. | ||
By extension of stone dead {{tag|metaphor}}, one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference — ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head. | By extension of stone dead {{tag|metaphor}}, one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference — ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head. | ||