not be somebody's cup of tea

be not (one's) cup of tea

To not be something one prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. Thank you for the invitation, but long-distance cycling just isn't really my cup of tea. When I found out that reading wasn't his cup of tea, I knew that there wasn't much of a relationship in store between us.

not be somebody’s cup of ˈtea

(informal, spoken) not be the kind of person, thing or activity that you like: He invited me to the opera but it’s not really my cup of tea. OPPOSITE: be (right) up your street

See also: cup, not, of, tea

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not bat an eyelash
not bat an eyelid
not be a barrel of laughs
not be a bed of roses
not be a patch on somebody/something
not be able to do something for toffee
not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other
not be about to do something
not be above
not be above doing something
not be all beer and skittles
not be all day
not be all morning
not be all there
not be cut out for something
not be fussed
not be getting any younger
not be having any of it
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the same league/class/street
not be long for this world
not be lost on (someone)
not be made of money
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not be somebody's cup of tea
not be somebody's day
not be someone's bag
not be the end of the world
not be the only pebble on the beach
not be the word for it
not be whistling Dixie
not be your cup of tea
not bear the sight of (someone or something)
not beat about/around the bush
not beat around the bush
not before time
not believe (one's) ears
not believe (one's) eyes
not believe a word of it
not believe ears
not believe eyes
not believe your eyes/ears
not bloody likely
not born yesterday
not bothered
not break the bank
not breathe a word
not budge an inch
not budge/give/move an inch
not built that way
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not be caught dead with
not be cut out for something
not be fussed
not be getting any younger
not be having any of it
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the same class
not be in the same league
not be in the same league/class/street
not be in the same street
not be long for this world
not be lost on
not be lost on (someone)
not be lost on her
not be lost on him
not be lost on me
not be lost on them
not be lost on us
not be lost on you
not be made of money
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not be on
not be oneself
not be oneself
not be oneself
not be oneself
not be seen dead at
not be seen dead in
not be seen dead with
not be somebody's cup of tea
not be somebody's day
not be someone's bag
not be someone's day
not be the end of the world
not be the only pebble on the beach
not be the word for it
not be up to something
not be whistling Dixie
not be worth a brass farthing
not be worth a hill of beans
not be worth a plug nickel
not be your cup of tea
not bear the sight of
not bear the sight of (someone or something)
not bear the sight of her
not bear the sight of him
not bear the sight of me
not bear the sight of somebody
not bear the sight of someone
not bear the sight of something
not bear the sight of them
not bear the sight of us
not bear the sight of you
Not Bearing Interest
not beat about the bush
not beat about/around the bush
not beat around the bush
not beating about the bush
not beating around the bush
not been getting a wink of sleep
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