cup of tea

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cup of tea¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He has a similar aw-shucks, genial manner — easy to laugh and quick to offer a cup of tea — that belies the strange hive of imagery buzzing inside his head.

From Los Angeles Times

When I ask if a cup of tea could be an alternative, a look combining disappointment, disapproval and pity comes over her face.

From BBC

Another woman, Dawn Lewis, said: "It's not my cup of tea but I can't see it being offensive personally, it's art."

From BBC

Two half-drunk cups of tea, and a plate of bread and butter and crisps were found in the living-room - fuelling speculation that someone else had visited the house that evening.

From BBC

“We were all given cups of tea with milk. Nobody had ever had tea with milk. We all poured it out,” she said.

From BBC