Right in his wheelhouse

Posted by ESC on July 06, 2004

In Reply to: Right in his wheelhouse??? posted by Vidhya on July 06, 2004

: What does that and "yank your chain" mean?
: Thankx,
: Vidhya.

From a previous discussion:

TAKE IT INTO THE WHEELHOUSE - ".we're going to take it into this administration's supposed wheelhouse." From "Had Enough: A Handbook for Fighting Back" by James Carville with Jeff Nussbaum (Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003) Page 30.

: "Right in his wheelhouse" is a common expression in U.S. baseball, though I don't know how old it is, or if it originated as a sports expression.

: In baseball, it refers to the location of a pitch that makes it easy to hit for a particular batter.

Wheelhouse -- A hitter's power zone. Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate.

Right in his wheelhouse Ward 06/July/04
Jerking or yanking someone's chain ESC 06/July/04
- Who rattled your cage? Henry 06/July/04
  - Who rattled your cage? ESC 06/July/04
    - Who rattled your cage? Bob 06/July/04
      - Who pulled your string? ESC (USA) 06/July/04
        
        Who pulled your string? --Really! Lexi 06/July/04
        
        Chatty Cathy ESC 06/July/04
        
        Chatty Cathy dhm 07/July/04