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cup of tea

NOUN
preference
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Plenty still to work on but O'Neil looked in the mood to enjoy his cup of tea and bar of chocolate while watching Match Of The Day on Saturday night.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but personally I've been enjoying the walk-out looks and think it brings a different, refreshing element to our sport.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Of Cooper and Franklyn’s pitch, he recalled thinking: “This is different. It’s not my cup of tea but I know I haven’t seen it before. Let’s give it a shot.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

“Doing those songs on tour was really hard,” Beatty says over a cup of tea on a recent afternoon at a Silver Lake diner.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

I swept around to pick up the cup of tea that Ma had poured.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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