cup of tea
noun phraseDefinition of cup of tea
1 : something one likes or excels in I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea —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
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