to like something
to one’s liking, taste and so forth
if it is “your cup of tea” it is something that you prefer
something that someone enjoys
something that you would choose for yourself
to dislike something
not one’s liking, flavour etc.
to express something very uninteresting
to feel boring to do something
Roller coasters are not my cup of tea.
I don’t like spicy food, it’s just not my cup of tea.
I tried to eat a lemon but it simply is not my cup of tea.
This music is much more my cup of tea than this new stuff.
I enjoy museums, it is my cup of tea.
Hiking is not my cup of tea, but my husband enjoys it.
The opera is not my cup of tea, but I can see how people may like it.
That dress is really not my cup of tea.
I decided not to go to the restaurant with them, because eating spicy food isn’t my cup of tea.
There is no origin for this idiom
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