what does "cup of tea" idiom mean ???????/
2006-12-24 06:23:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I always took it to symbolize perfection, as in this is just your cup of tea. Meaning : Well this is just perfect for you!
2006-12-24 06:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by averyanne77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As in "not my cup of tea"
Something I'd rather not do
2006-12-24 09:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cup of tea would mean something you like to do
not my cup of tea would be something i would rather not do
2006-12-24 17:23:52 · answer #3 · answered by aviatorkaps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cup of tea would mean something you like to do
not my cup of tea would be something i would rather not do
2006-12-24 09:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some images to satisfy your quest. Cups of/for Tea and TeaCups too. I wish you well for the upcoming New Year...Have a cup o' tea.. on me!
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=images&imgsz=&imgc=&vf=&va=teacup&fr=ks-ques&ei=UTF-8
2006-12-24 08:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quantity .. You mean in the context: As little as a cup of tea??
It means - not very much of (whatever)..
2006-12-24 06:26:15 · answer #6 · answered by Petra 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As in "it's not my cup of tea" ? It means it's not your thing (not what you like, are inclined to do, etc). Happy holidays!
2006-12-24 06:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by Angry Daisy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hard thing. do a search into yahoo and bing. that will might help!
2014-12-08 14:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Domain
2006-12-25 04:19:16 · answer #9 · answered by balaGraju 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LET US DISCUSS THIS MATTER OVER A CUP OF TEA.
2006-12-24 07:57:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋