Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

someone's cup of tea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
some-one's cup of tea
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

something one likes

Example Sentences

Phrases

up someone's alley

Frequently Paired Words

up someone's alley

Synonyms

bag cup of coffee cup of joe affinity bent love cup of tea dish fancy jam liking partiality

Questions

What does someone's cup of tea mean?
something one likes

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