WHEEL 🪜 HOUSE

If something is “in one’s wheelhouse,” it means that the subject matter or task at hand is in that individual’s area of expertise, skill, comfort, or authority. Originally, “wheelhouse” was a nautical term referring to the enclosed cabin on a ship that served as the captain’s command center. Later it came to refer to the “power zone” where a batter can hit a pitch most forcefully before being later generalized to its modern usage.

Theme: Baseball idioms

The baseball playoffs are here, and with them, a week of Raddles based on common English idioms that have their origins in baseball terminology. Go Cubs!