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cup of tea

NOUN
preference
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Horror isn’t my cup of tea, and I do my best to steer clear of feminine rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"I was getting increasingly anxious and confused. I couldn't make a cup of tea or change Patrick's nappy," Lizzy, from York, said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"At some point, I think everyone's going to go to sleep, and before that, we're going to have a cup of tea," she said, adding that "when people are stressed, they like to feed people".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

That the “The Napa Boys” won’t be everyone’s cup of tea — or in this case, goblet of wine — almost feels like this meta comedy’s raison d’être.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Code breaking, it turned out, was not everyone’s cup of tea.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield