cup of tea

American  

noun

1. a task, topic, person, or object well-suited to a person's experience, taste, or liking.

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Etymology

Origin of cup of tea

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Film and TV has challenges but it's nice to have a trailer and someone to make you cups of tea.

From BBC

"It could be the woman sitting and reading a book, and the man gets her a cup of tea."

From Barron's

She clatters a plate of eggs, toast, and a cup of tea in front of me.

From Literature

When she interviewed him he argued the group was like "us chatting over a cup of tea".

From BBC

You can be the friend who brings the cup of tea.

From Salon