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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With all the foot traffic, dropped crumbs, and spilled cups of tea, rugs get dirty fast.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The Premier League has come through the era when Pep Guardiola’s style, the precision in possession which took Manchester City to a treble in 2022-23, was everybody’s cup of tea.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His fellow prisoners coached him on how to maintain it by drinking one cup of tea filled halfway with sugar each day.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The Premier League has come through the era when Pep Guardiola’s style, the precision in possession which took Manchester City to a treble in 2022-23, was everybody’s cup of tea.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His fellow prisoners coached him on how to maintain it by drinking one cup of tea filled halfway with sugar each day.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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 25 Oct. 2025.
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