not one's cup of tea
Meaning: Not to suit someone; not to one's liking.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The expression is usually used in the negative.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- not worth a hill of beans — Worthless.
- out of the frying pan and into the fire — From a bad situation to one that is even worse.
- out to lunch — Absent-minded, unaware or confused (sentence 1); ignorant on some topic (sentence 2); har…
- pie in the sky — Something that is unrealistic or that cannot be achieved.
- a piece of cake — Something that is easy to do.
- the salt of the earth — A very dependable and unpretentious person.
More English idioms
- salt something away — To save, store, or hoard something (usually something highly valued and in danger of bein…
- sixth sense — A feeling, intuition or premonition not based on one of the five senses: sight, hearing,…
- spill the beans — To reveal a secret.
- square meal — Full and well-balanced meal.
- take the cake — To outdo; to exceed normal behavior; metaphorically, to win the prize.
- upset the apple cart — To disturb the status quo; to shake up the existing situation.
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