cup of tea

noun

a task, topic, person, or object well-suited to a person's experience, taste, or liking.

Origin

1905-10

Examples from the web for cup of tea

In the time it takes your computer to boot up, you can probably make some toast or a cup of tea before the thing is ready to use.
They're allowed to say that it isn't their cup of tea, or that they found it heavy going.
Its owners may have gone to the kitchen to make a cup of tea or to the toilet.
Visitors, including his tailor, are almost always offered a cup of tea.
Stevia might be fine if it's used twice a day in a cup of tea.
Maybe the lights are off and there's a cup of tea on the table by your side.
After such exertion, one deserves a morning cup of tea.
He even makes a cup of tea artful: he brews a sea-green flower, which opens up in hot water.
He believes every cup of tea should be an adventure.
Stroll through the themed display gardens, enjoy a cup of tea on the patio and watch as the hummingbirds feast on the flowers.

Slang definitions & phrases for cup of tea

noun phrase

One's special taste, predilection, etc; thing: Harlem is his forte and his dish of tea (1920s+ British)