简体

not one's cup of tea
特长

Quote

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“I could try to play more good guy parts, but it’s not my cup of tea.”

- Actor Mark Wahlberg on playing a bad boy in most of his movies. (Us Weekly)

“我可以尝试扮演更多正面角色，但这并不是我的擅长。”
- 演员马克·沃尔伯格 (Mark Wahlberg) 谈论在其大多数电影中出演反面角色。

Definition

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not one’s preference, not something one really enjoys

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The British love their tea. So it isn’t surprising to hear an English expression that uses tea. And it’s not just the British who use the expression not my cup of tea. Even though most Americans prefer coffee over tea, they’ll still say something is not their cup of tea if they don’t like it. An American might even say that tea is not his cup of tea!

Since many English people love tea, a cup of tea came to mean something pleasant and enjoyable. So something that is not your cup of tea is something that you don’t find enjoyable. It’s something you do not like or prefer.

The actor Mark Wahlberg may not be a tea drinker, but he still uses the expression not my cup of tea to talk about the kind of characters he prefers playing in movies. Wahlberg doesn’t like playing characters who are too perfect or nice. That’s just not his cup of tea. He would rather play bad boys or tough guys. You could say the characters he likes to play aren’t like tea at all, because they aren’t pleasant, easy-going or cozy. They’re more like a strong shot of whiskey.

What kinds of movies, hobbies, activities or foods are not your cup of tea?

Examples

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“Baseball is not my cup of tea. I’d rather watch basketball.”

“Mark needs to lose weight, but exercising is not his cup of tea.”

“Some people like musicals, but they are not my cup of tea.”

Winners

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	Something that's not in accord with one's liking or taste. by candycandice
	not one's chosen or preferred thing by goodmahsa
	"It's not my cup of tea" means "I don't like it." by Fateme.A
	Something not to your liking. You could also say: "It's not my thing" by Buttafly
	It is not my favorite thing to do. by Julissita

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