not one's cup of tea

not one's cup of tea
not one's cup of tea
Fig. not one's choice or preference. (Used to describe an activity you do not enjoy. Can sound somewhat affected.) •

You three visit the museum without me. Looking at fussy old paintings is not my cup of tea.

Going to church, Mary said, was not her cup of tea.

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See: CUP OF TEA.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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