Background and meaning
The phrase “not my cup of tea” means that something is “not to my liking.” According to the Translation Dictionary the expression got its start in the late 1800s when Brits, when referring to the popular drink, began saying that something they liked was their “cup of tea.” But time changes things. Later, probably sometime in the 1920s, the expression took a twist to indicate the opposite.
Examples
例子
The phrase “not my cup of tea” means that something is “not to my liking.” According to the Translation Dictionary the expression got its start in the late 1800s when Brits, when referring to the popular drink, began saying that something they liked was their “cup of tea.” But time changes things. Later, probably sometime in the 1920s, the expression took a twist to indicate the opposite.
Examples
- Mary said she liked shopping and YIng replied "That is not my cup of tea".
- Some people love football, but it's not my cup of tea.
例子
- Mary said she liked shopping and YIng replied "That is not my cup of tea".玛丽说她喜欢购物, 英回答.....
- Some people love football, but it's not my cup of tea. 有些人喜欢足球,但是....。