cup of tea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cup of tea
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Carrick met Sir Jim Ratcliffe for a cup of tea and a casual chat last week.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Or it turns out living abroad isn’t your cup of tea after all.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Horror isn’t my cup of tea, and I do my best to steer clear of feminine rage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"At some point, I think everyone's going to go to sleep, and before that, we're going to have a cup of tea," she said, adding that "when people are stressed, they like to feed people".
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
I have to send Helena for two buckets of water to clean the floor, and I can only hope Mrs. Krajewska thinks my supervisor and I are drinking cup after cup of tea.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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