Idioms close to "not be someone's cup of tea"
Hi,
ex: War movies is not really my cup of tea (*)
(1) Is it true that this idiom is mostly used by BrEng speakers?
(2) Are there other "popular" idioms that native speakers would use in contexts like (*)?
Looking forward to your comments! Thank you!
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vlivef War movies is are not really my cup of tea (plural + are ) You could say it's 'not my thing', 'not my bag' (less common), 'not really up my street'... ' idioms that fit here. As a native Brit, I can say that it's a common expression.
- vlivef War movies is are not really my cup of tea (plural + are ) You could say it's 'not my thing', 'not my bag' (less common), 'not really up my street'...
- ' idioms that fit here.
- As a native Brit, I can say that it's a common expression.
- I'll leave it to the Americans to comment about whether they use it much, though!
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vlivefWar moviesisare not really my cup of tea
(plural + are)
You could say it's 'not my thing', 'not my bag' (less common), 'not really up my street'... There are quite a few 'not...' idioms that fit here.
As a native Brit, I can say that it's a common expression. I'll leave it to the Americans to comment about whet
0vlivefex: War movies is not really my cup of tea (*)
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vlivef(1) Is it true that this idiom is mostly used by BrEng speakers?
I am an American man, no longer what you'd call young, and I use it. It doesn't seem especially British to me, however much they may like tea.
vlivef(2) Are the
0This idiom is typically used ironically. That is, you're essentially saying: "War movies are not 'intellectual enough' for my tastes, which run more towards television sitcoms."
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