Be somebody’s department Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Responsibility Hint Suggests who should handle a task without giving direct orders. You're good with numbers, so this budget report is your department. Pro Tip 2/3Expertise Indicator Implies someone has special skills or knowledge in an area. Talk to Rachel about the problem, it's her department. Pro Tip 3/3Polite Refusal A way to decline tasks that are outside one's role in a polite manner. I don't handle client accounts, that's not my department.