Mellow music is more my speed.

[amiable25]

Hello, teachers, I have a question.
About a sentence " Mellow music is more my speed" , I would like to ask you about the word "more". Is it an adjective or an adverb?
If it is an adjective, I think "more my speed" has a somewhat rare structure because it is formed as "adjective+possessive+noun"
Even if it is an adverb, I stil can't understand the structure.
Or was there a preposition "of" which has been omitted after "more" ?

Thank you in advance for your analysis!

 

[MikeNewYork]

This is an idiom/slang expression. I wouldn't worry too much about parsing such items. "My speed" means "my preference"; the "more" simply sets up a comparison to something else (another type of music).

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

How can I understand this phrase?

 

[MikeNewYork]

The speaker is expressing a preference for mellow music over something else.

John: Do you like acid rock?
Joe: Mellow music is more my speed.

 

[Gillnetter]

How can I understand this phrase?

Mellow music (not loud, not fast) is the type of music I prefer. Some people like fast (think of rock music) music, some people like classical music (think of operas or fast military music), I like mellow music (slow music that is not loud).

 

[tzfujimino]

John: Do you like acid rock?

tzfujimino: Acid jazz is more my speed.
:-D