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cup of tea
cup C0806300 (kŭp) n. 1. a. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking. b. Such a container and its contents. 2. Abbr. c. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.3. The bowl of a drinking vessel. 4. The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist. 5. A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy. 6. Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole. 7. Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts. 8. An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal. 9. A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup. 10. A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup. 11. a. A cuplike object. b. Biology A cuplike structure or organ. 12. A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed. tr.v. cupped, cup·ping, cups 1. To shape like a cup: cup one's hands. 2. To place one's curved hand or hands over or around: cupped his chin in his hands. 3. To subject to the therapeutic procedure of cupping. Idioms: cup of tea 1. Something that one excels in or enjoys: Opera is not my cup of tea. 2. A matter to be reckoned or dealt with: Recreational sport is relaxing. Professional sport is another cup of tea altogether. in (one's) cups Intoxicated; drunk.
[Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, possibly variant of Latin cūpa, tub, cask; see cupola.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cup of tea - an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"dish, bagactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
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cup of tea1. Something one prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. Often used in the negative to mean the opposite. I invited you because I thought long-distance cycling was your 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.2. Something to be addressed or managed. She did finish all of her chores, but her homework is another cup of tea altogether.See also: cup, of, teacup of tea, one'sSomething that is in accord with one's liking or taste. For example, Quiz shows are just my cup of tea, or Baseball is not her cup of tea. The origin of this metaphorical expression has been lost, but the positive version-"he's my cup of tea"-has been used since the late 1800 and the negative- not one's cup of tea-since the 1920s. See also: cup, ofcup of tea n. something preferred or desired. (Often negative.) Driving children around all afternoon is not my cup of tea. See also: cup, of, tea cup of tea1. Something that one excels in or enjoys: Opera is not my cup of tea.2. A matter to be reckoned or dealt with: Recreational sport is relaxing. Professional sport is another cup of tea altogether.See also: cup, of, teanot one's cup of teaIt doesn’t suit one, it isn’t to one’s taste. The ultimate origin of this term is not known, although it definitely is British. Tea had become an immensely popular beverage in Europe by the mid-eighteenth century, and the positive version—he or she is my cup of tea—was used from the late nineteenth century. The negative is slightly newer, from the 1920s. Josephine Tey used it in The Franchise Affair (1948): “Probably she isn’t your cup of tea. You have always preferred them a little stupid, and blonde.”See also: cup, not, of, teaEncyclopediaSeecupFinancialSeeCUPSee COT
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