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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Between emails and meetings, Mili Suleman makes a cup of tea.
—Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Add in a tray for late-night potions—or perhaps just a cozy cup of tea.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, their far more inefficient electrochemical distant cousin, the human body, generates enough heat to boil over 100 cups of tea daily and is literally just chillin'.
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march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
As the Bay Area slowly — some might say glacially — crawls into spring, there’s nothing better than sipping a hot cup of tea or coffee to warm yourself up.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Add in a tray for late-night potions—or perhaps just a cozy cup of tea.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, their far more inefficient electrochemical distant cousin, the human body, generates enough heat to boil over 100 cups of tea daily and is literally just chillin'.
—Etiido Uko
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
As the Bay Area slowly — some might say glacially — crawls into spring, there’s nothing better than sipping a hot cup of tea or coffee to warm yourself up.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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 22 Mar. 2026.
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