someone's cup of tea

noun

something one likes

“Ah, a discussion of definitional minutia: just my cup of tea!”

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Meanings

nounsomeone's cup of tea (plural not attested)
  1. idiomaticno pluralsingularsingular onlysomething one likes

    Ah, a discussion of definitional minutia: just my cup of tea!

    1 more example

    I never do weddings, for no other reason than that they are not my cup of tea, but as this was quid pro quo, I succumbed, albeit reluctantly.

    1971, The British Journal of Photography, volume 118, H. Greenwood, page 19

    Synonyms: bag, cup of coffee, cup of joe, affinity, bag, bent, love, cup of coffee

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething one likes

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 菜
  • 菜 (cài)Translations
Dutch iemands ding
  • iemands dingTranslations
Finnish juttu
  • juttuTranslations
French tasse de thé, truc
  • tasse de théTranslations
  • trucTranslations
German Ding
  • DingTranslations
Hindi पसंद का काम
  • पसंद का काम (pasand kā kām)Translations
Hungarian esete, neki való
  • eseteTranslations
  • neki valóTranslations
  • neki találták kiTranslations
  • az ő világaTranslations
  • az ő ízléseTranslations
  • az ő műfajaTranslations
Italian prediletto, preferito
  • predilettoTranslations
  • preferitoTranslations
  • (quello che) fa per meTranslations
  • consonoTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål greie
  • greieTranslations
Polish bajka, konik
  • bajkaTranslations
  • konikTranslations
Portuguese praia (de alguém)
  • praia (de alguém)Translations
Russian конёк
  • конёк (konjók)Translations
Spanish [ser] plato del gusto [de], [no ser] santo de la devoción [de]
  • [ser] plato del gusto [de]Translations
  • [no ser] santo de la devoción [de]Translations
  • serle gratoTranslations
  • del gusto deTranslations
  • irle aTranslations
Thai แนว
  • แนว (nɛɛo)Translations
Urdu پسند کا کام
  • پسند کا کام (pasand kā kām)Translations
Vietnamese sở thích
  • sở thíchTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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