cup of tea
An activity or domain in which someone is interested or skilled in; one's personal preference.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Horror movies are not really my cup of tea.”
“I tried to learn how to play the guitar, but it just was not my cup of tea.”
“While his colleagues thrived in the high-pressure environment of the trading floor, he realized that such a cutthroat atmosphere was simply not his cup of tea.”
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all the tea in China
Something very valuable or priceless.
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clock the tea
To discover the truth about something.
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cup of joe
A cup of coffee.
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in one's cups
Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.
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let this cup pass from me
An appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.
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price of tea in China
Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur, or that someone unaware of it is ignorant, etc.
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Rosie
[Cockney slang]tea e.g. "Have a cup of Rosie"
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someone's cup of tea
An activity or domain in which someone is interested or skilled in; one's personal preference.
Last updated August 10, 2026