not cup of tea

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   not what sb likes or is interested in

   All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea, but...

In the movies · 1

• All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea, but...Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made2021
• Cup of tea?The Edge1997
• Cup of tea.Another Year2010
• No, no, no. A cup of tea is fine.The Holdovers2023
• Want a cup of tea?Senna2010
• I'd love a cup of tea.About Time2013
• Nice cup of tea.The Father2020
• - Cup of tea? - No, thank you.The Imitation Game2014

Learn it in full scenes

• Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made2021
  • Interviewing for the Dead Letter Office
  • The Best Man's Wedding Checklist
  • Oliver's Mother Stays Four Days
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks

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