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not be someone's cup of tea

if someone or something is not your cup of tea, you do not like them or you are not interested in them. If Yeats isn't your cup of tea, why not try some of the more contemporary Irish poets?

See also: cup

tea and sympathy (old-fashioned)

kindness and sympathy that you show to someone who is upset. Sometimes people want practical advice and sometimes they just want tea and sympathy.

would not do something for all the tea in China (old-fashioned)

if you say that you would not do something for all the tea in China, you mean that nothing could persuade you to do it. I wouldn't be a teacher for all the tea in China.

See also: all, china

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not someone's cup of tea

not what someone likes or is interested in. I realize a fantasy computer game is not everyone's cup of tea, but this one is amazing.

Usage notes: also used without not: I like suspense in movies. It's my cup of tea.

See also: cup