cup of tea

English

Noun

cup of tea (plural cups of tea)

1. A cup full of tea.

   Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?

2. (idiomatic, singular only) Whatever suits or interests one.

   Daytime television is not my cup of tea.

Usage notes

• The second sense is most commonly used in phrases such as, not my cup of tea, just my cup of tea, etc.

Translations

tea in a cup

Finnish: kuppi teetä, kupillinen teetä

French: tasse de thé (fr) f.

something of interest

Finnish: olla jonkun heiniään, kuulua jollekulle French: tasse de thé (fr) f.

German: mein Bier (de) Romanian: please add this translation if you can

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Dutch: kopje thee

Macedonian: шолја чај (mk) (šólja čáj) f., Spanish: taza de té f.

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