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

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

From Salon

She can make a cup of tea or have some breakfast in the kitchen area, cram in some last-minute work in the study pods, or even grab a shower after an early morning gym session.

From BBC

Asked if the crew helped her, she replied: "Yes. One of them didn't let him out of the bathroom. They took me to the front of the plane and made me a cup of tea."

From BBC

Your daughter made you a lukewarm cup of tea, and you are rewarding her with a piping hot mug of the finest Colombian coffee.

From MarketWatch

It seemed to strongly prefer my dominant right hand; my left, though free, found it hard to hold a cup of tea steady enough to reach my office without sloshing.

From The Wall Street Journal