cup of tea

noun
a task, topic, person, or object well-suited to a person's experience, taste, or liking.

Origin:
1905–10

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cup of tea definition


  1. n.
    something preferred or desired. (Often negative.) : Driving children around all afternoon is not my cup of tea.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Cup of tea is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
After such exertion, one deserves a morning cup of tea.
Visitors, including his tailor, are almost always offered a cup of tea.
In the time it takes your computer to boot up, you can probably make some toast
  or a cup of tea before the thing is ready to use.
He believes every cup of tea should be an adventure.
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