“cup of”

The following 6 entries include the term cup of.

cup of tea

noun phrase

: something one likes or excels in

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cup of Elijah

: elijah's cup

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cup of flame

: california poppy

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cup of gold

: cupflower sense 3

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in the cup of someone's hand

phrase

: in the palm with the hand curved like a cup

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someone's cup of tea

noun phrase

: something that someone likes or is good at —usually used in negative statements

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