| 单词 | cup of tea |
| 释义 | > as lemmascup of tea Phrases P1. (See also sense 10) between (or betwixt) the cup and the lip: while a thing is yet in hand and on the very point of being achieved. (Now usually there's many a slip between cup and lip, etc.) †such cup, such cover, also †such a cup, such a cruse: implying similarity between two persons related in some way. †cup and can: constant or familiar associates (the can being the large vessel from which the cup is filled). a cup too low: see quots. ΚΠ 1539 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes sig. B.viijv Many thynges fall betwene the cuppe and the mouth. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. iii. sig. Giiv Mery we were as cup and can coulde holde. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Qiij Suche a cuppe, suche a cruse. She would not depart from hyr own. ?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 132 As for your doctours..they are lyke your selfe, as the adage goeth, suche cuppe suche cover. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew A Cup too low, when any of the Company are mute or pensive. 1730 J. Swift Libel on Doctor D——ny 2 You and he are Cup and Cann. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Trip to Scarborough i. ii If the devil don't step between the cup and the lip. 1801 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1802) 5 305 He must..be cup and can with sextons and grave-diggers. 1864 W. H. Ainsworth John Law I. Prol. x. 118 You're a cup too low. A glass of claret will make you feel more cheerful. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. xii. 256 A whole series of slips between the cup and the lip! P2. cup of tea (colloquial phrase): a. used of a person. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [noun] hadc900 lifesmaneOE maneOE world-maneOE ghostOE wyeOE lifeOE son of manOE wightc1175 soulc1180 earthmanc1225 foodc1225 person?c1225 creaturec1300 bodyc1325 beera1382 poppetc1390 flippera1400 wat1399 corsec1400 mortal?a1425 deadly?c1450 hec1450 personagec1485 wretcha1500 human1509 mundane1509 member1525 worma1556 homo1561 piece of flesh1567 sconce1567 squirrel?1567 fellow creature1572 Adamite1581 bloat herringa1586 earthling1593 mother's child1594 stuff1598 a piece of flesh1600 wagtail1607 bosom1608 fragment1609 boots1623 tick1631 worthy1649 earthlies1651 snap1653 pippin1665 being1666 personal1678 personality1678 sooterkin1680 party1686 worldling1687 human being1694 water-wagtail1694 noddle1705 human subject1712 piece of work1713 somebody1724 terrestrial1726 anybody1733 individual1742 character1773 cuss1775 jig1781 thingy1787 bod1788 curse1790 his nabs1790 article1796 Earthite1814 critter1815 potato1815 personeityc1816 nibs1821 somebody1826 tellurian1828 case1832 tangata1840 prawn1845 nigger1848 nut1856 Snooks1860 mug1865 outfit1867 to deliver the goods1870 hairpin1879 baby1880 possum1894 hot tamale1895 babe1900 jobbie1902 virile1903 cup of tea1908 skin1914 pisser1918 number1919 job1927 apple1928 mush1936 face1944 jong1956 naked ape1965 oke1970 punter1975 1908 W. De Morgan Somehow Good xvi. 159 ‘It's simply impossible to help liking him.’ To which Sally replied, borrowing an expression from Ann the housemaid, that Fenwick was a cup of tea. It was metaphorical and descriptive of invigoration. a1909 in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era (1909) 101/1 Oh, don't yer though. You are a nice strong cup o' tea. 1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xi. 120 Miss Prentice..seems to be a very unpleasant cup of tea. 1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xxiv. 279 She was a cranky old cup of tea. 1940 A. Christie One, Two, buckle my Shoe 123 Sounds quite like that old cup of tea who came to see Mrs. Chapman. b. one's cup of tea: what interests or suits one. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing as more desirable > a preference > one's special preference taste1739 particular1801 one's cup of tea1932 in the groove1958 1932 N. Mitford Christmas Pudding xiv. 211 I'm not at all sure I wouldn't rather marry Aunt Loudie. She's even more my cup of tea in many ways. 1933 P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure I. iii. 31 The desire to benefit the community is never their principal motive...They do it because they want to. It suits them; it is their cup of tea. 1936 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Ascent of F6 ii. iii. 96 I had an aunt who loved a plant—But you're my cup of tea! 1937 N. Coward Present Indicative iii. v. 121 Broadway by night seemed to be my cup of tea entirely. 1948 ‘J. Tey’ Franchise Affair v. 54 Probably she isn't your cup of tea...You have always preferred them a little stupid, and blond. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate v. 141 Freddy had stood in the doorway of the dark Orthodox chapel and, regarding the heavy-laden altar and the exotic clusters of coloured lamps hung round it, said, ‘It's not really my cup of tea, you know.’ c. a different cup of tea (and similar expressions): something of an altogether different kind. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [phrase] > a different matter or state of affairs a horse of another (also the same, etc.) colour1530 a different (also another) story1688 something else1844 another pair of shoes1861 a different or another kettle of fish1937 a different cup of tea1940 1940 N. Mitford Pigeon Pie xiii. 215 A Fred racked with ideals, and in the grip of Federal Union, was quite a different cup of tea from the old, happy-go-lucky Fred. 1946 ‘S. Russell’ To Bed with Grand Music i. 20 London in wartime..is a very different cup of tea from Winchester. 1957 Listener 5 Dec. 954/1 The outwitted villain..is quite another cup of tea. cup of tea Categories » b. cup of tea (colloquial phrase): see cup n. Phrases 2. < as lemmas |
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