Not my cup of tea
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Not to your liking or style, unappealing.
Origin
From 20th-century Britain, tied to tea; 'cup of tea' meant fancy by 1930s, 'not' flipped it by 1940s. A 1944 'Times' uses it for a dull play.
Variants
- Not my tea
Usage Examples
- Hiking's not my cup of tea; too sweaty.
- He's nice, but not my cup of tea.
- Not my cup of tea, that loud music.
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