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someone's cup of tea

someone's cup of tea noun: something one likes.

Noun

someone's cup of tea (plural not attested)

  1. (idiomatic, no plural, singular, singular-only) something one likes
    • Ah, a discussion of definitional minutia: just my cup of tea!
    • I never do weddings, for no other reason than that they are not my cup of tea, but as this was quid pro quo, I succumbed, albeit reluctantly.1971, The British Journal of Photography, volume 118, H. Greenwood, page 19

someone's cup of tea meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Thai and Vietnamese

someone's cup of tea in Hindi

Translations
पसंद का काम pasand kā kām

someone's cup of tea in Urdu

Translations
پسند کا کام pasand kā kām

someone's cup of tea in Thai

Translations
แนว nɛɛo

someone's cup of tea in Vietnamese

Translations
sở thích

Synonyms of someone's cup of tea

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Questions about someone's cup of tea

What does someone's cup of tea mean?
Someone's cup of tea means something one likes.
What is someone's cup of tea in Hindi?
Someone's cup of tea in Hindi is पसंद का काम (pasand kā kām). See Someone's cup of tea meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is someone's cup of tea?
Someone's cup of tea is a noun.

Words near someone's cup of tea in the dictionary

  1. someone else
  2. someone's
  3. someone's arse off
  4. someone's ass off
  5. someone's butt off
  6. someone's cup of tea
  7. someone's driveway doesn't go all the way to the road
  8. someone's face doesn't fit
  9. someone's goose is cooked
  10. someone's headlights are on
  11. someone's heart goes out

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