cup of tea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cup of tea
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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“Doing those songs on tour was really hard,” Beatty says over a cup of tea on a recent afternoon at a Silver Lake diner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mr. de la Espriella, 47, isn’t every right-of-center voter’s cup of tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Of course, if soft-boiled eggs aren’t your cup of tea, you can always make them hard-boiled.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
At annual meetings with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club, he would stick to a cup of tea with honey while they were served fine wines.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Dicey found Cousin Eunice in the kitchen, drinking a cup of tea.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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