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just one's cup of tea

Fig. to be something that one prefers or desires. til This spy novel is just my cup of tea. Teaching children to read is just my cup of tea.

See also: cup, just

not for all the tea in China

Fig. not even if you rewarded me with all the tea in China; not for anything at all. No I won't do it—not for all the tea in China.

See also: china

not one's cup of tea

Fig. not one's choice or preference. (Used to describe an activity you do not enjoy. Can sound somewhat affected.) You three visit the museum without me. Looking at fussy old paintings is not my cup of tea. Going to church, Mary said, was not her cup of tea.

See also: cup

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not be somebody'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.

See also: 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: china

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not somebody'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