本領を発揮

Meaning

1. expvs
   to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own; to find one's feet (legs); to hit (strike) one's stride

Example sentences

• 彼は経済学の話をすると本領を発揮する。

  He is in his element when talking economics.

• 悪路になると、この小型の車が本当にその本領を発揮する。

  On bad roads this little car really comes into its own.

• この作家が本領を発揮しているのは短編小説だ。

  This writer is at his best in his short stories.