cup of tea
noun phrase
1
: something one likes or excels in
I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea—
John Barth
John Barth
also
: a person suited to one's taste
2
: a thing to be reckoned with : matter
poltergeists are a different cup of tea—D. B. W. Lewis
D. B. W. LewisExamples of cup of tea in a Sentence
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Frau Hermann entered stiffly carrying a tray with two steaming cups of tea and thick slabs of pastry on delicate white-china plates.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s what the best fall books deliver: stories to sit with and warm your heart as much as any rumbling fire or hot cup of tea.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
But for a steaming-hot cup of tea, modular flow is the sequence of operations needed to keep it eternally hot.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Raid Finder was added in the Cataclysm expansion, but that still required grouping with other players, which isn't everyone's cup of tea.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s what the best fall books deliver: stories to sit with and warm your heart as much as any rumbling fire or hot cup of tea.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
But for a steaming-hot cup of tea, modular flow is the sequence of operations needed to keep it eternally hot.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Raid Finder was added in the Cataclysm expansion, but that still required grouping with other players, which isn't everyone's cup of tea.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cup of tea
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“Cup of tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cup%20of%20tea. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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