cup of tea

Definition of Cup Of Tea in English :

1. bag, cup of tea, dish

an activity that you like or at which you are superior

Example Sentences:
'chemistry is not my cup of tea'
'his bag now is learning to play golf'
'marriage was scarcely his dish'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cup Of Tea

Informal

1.

a favorite or well-suited thing, activity, etc.

golf isn't his cup of tea

2.

a thing to be taken into consideration or account; matter

: used esp. in the phrase a different cup of tea

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.