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Snappy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Cup of Tea

In my understanding, "... is not my cup of tea" (= not good at ...) is a colloquial expression used in negative contexts.
Do you ever say, "Golf is my cup of tea"?
  

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"not my cup of tea" = not something that appeals to me / not something that I enjoy Snappy Do you ever say, "Golf is my cup of tea"? It is not impossible to use it in an affirmative sense, but it's much less common.

— Mr Wordy

  • "not my cup of tea" = not something that appeals to me / not something that I enjoy Snappy Do you ever say, "Golf is my cup of tea"?
  • It is not impossible to use it in an affirmative sense, but it's much less common.
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"not my cup of tea" = not something that appeals to me / not something that I enjoy
SnappyDo you ever say, "Golf is my cup of tea"?
It is not impossible to use it in an affirmative sense, but it's much less common.
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Mr Wordy"not my cup of tea" = not something that appeals to me / not something that I enjoy
SnappyDo you ever say, "Golf is my cup of tea"?
It is not impossible to use it in an affirmative sense, but it's much less common.

Thanks. Is it possible to use it in an affirmative way in the following context?

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Snappy
Thanks. Is it possible to use it in an affirmative way in the following context?

A: Golf is not your cup of tea, is it?

B: Yes! It's my cup of tea.

In real life, it seems unlikely that B would bother to repeat the words. He/she is more likely to just say "Yes" or "Yes it is". If B did repeat the words then he/she would be
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It seems that "more my cup of tea" is acceptable in affirmative sentences.
"Golf is more my cup of tea than tennis."
Is the above acceptable?
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Yes, it is.

My sister loves golf, but tennis is more my cup of tea.
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