cup of tea

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Noun

cup of tea (plural cups of tea)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cup,‎ tea. A cup with tea in it.
Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?
(idiomatic, singular only) Whatever suits or interests one.
Daytime television is not my cup of tea.

Usage notes

(whatever suits or interests one): Used in phrases such as "not his cup of tea", "just my cup of tea", etc.

Synonyms

(whatever suits or interests one): bag, cup of coffee, cup of joe; see also Thesaurus:predilection

Translations

tea in a cup

Catalan: tassa de te
Chinese:
Mandarin: 杯茶
Dutch: kopje thee
Finnish: kuppi teetä, kupillinen teetä
French: tasse de thé f
German: Tasse Tee f

Greek: φλιτζάνι τσάι n (flitzáni tsái)
Irish: cupán tae m
Italian: tazza di tè
Portuguese: xícara de chá
Romanian: ceașcă de ceai
Spanish: taza de té
Swedish: kopp te c

something of interest

Chinese:
Mandarin: 菜 (zh)
Dutch: kopje thee
Finnish: olla jonkun heiniä än, kuulua jollekulle
French: tasse de thé (fr) f
German: mein Bier
Hindi: पसंद का काम (pasand kā kām)

Italian: prediletto (it) m, preferito (it) m, non fa per me, consono (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: greie (no) f

Nynorsk: greie f
Portuguese: praia (de alguém) f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: plato del gusto de alguien (usu. in negative), santo de la devoción de alguien (usu. in negative)
Urdu: پسند کا کام‎

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Macedonian: шо́лја ча́ј f (šólja čáj)

Spanish: taza de té f

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