APAD: Not my cup of tea

Meaning:

I don't like it; it's not to my taste. Can be used in a variety of ways, such as

in reference to activities (skiing isn't my cup of tea) or people (he's not my

cup of tea).

 

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The phrase naturally came after the British developed a yen for the hot drink

made from the young leaves of an Oriental shrub. There must have been tons of

demos, pamphlets, scientific studies, etc., to educate (read dupe) the public

about the benefits, just like today we are bombarded with stories of health

boons of exotic foods from faraway lands. I suspect, however, after living

abroad for years, that milk and sugar could be more responsible for spreading

the mildly bitter drink, as most of my friends and I, growing up in the old

country, acquired no taste for tea, no matter how heavenly it smelled. The mania

for the beverage that swept Britain and Europe in the early 18th century could

well be the result of a successful off-line ad campaign, sponsored largely by

clever sea-going merchants. The trade deficit and the Opium Wars followed. Lao

Tzu would have warned: things hard to get are not my cup of tea.

所有跟帖： 

• 你在暗讽 【美坛综艺秀假日篇】这项广大革命群众喜闻乐见的活动。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 09:12:02

• Hahaha. 最先想到的是：无中生有。Thanks. It was a good laugh. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 09:14:07

• 还有谁看到“广大革命群众” “喜闻乐见” 就想乐？:-))) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 09:19:15

• 哈哈，唐兄说笑了。7G早早地就为美坛综艺秀暖过场了。所以我用今天的APAD造个句--- -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:38:22

• 【美坛综艺秀假日篇】这项广大革命群众喜闻乐见的活动 is 7g's cup of tea, for sure! 哈哈 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:39:21

• Today APAD is swamped by 【美坛综艺秀假日篇】 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:39:32

• So does "一句话翻译“。 要不，花董去楼下写个作业吧，提前谢谢啦。：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:43:51

• I am thinking, thinking ,sinking ,sinking,sinking -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:12:56

• Don't think----Michael Jordan "Just Do It". LOL -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (194 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:46:17

• 没错。我看不少老美喝茶都是加牛奶和糖。经常在茶水间看见。我某次好奇也如法炮制，尝了一口，不禁感叹： -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 09:22:09

• Not my cup of tea！ haha -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:10:03

• 感觉牛奶和糖和咖啡更配, IMO. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:18:33

• My favourite. My cup of tea & a piece of cake -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:36:26

• or chocolate. Used to be mine, too. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 10:50:26

• 看SHOU的中途来学APAD。还学了个新词： BOON。Thanks -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:20:04

• not my cup of joe -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (505 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:36:25

• but my cup of tea -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:37:23

• 哈哈，看来豆青兄上次咖啡的科普活动很成功 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:39:26

• 是哟 -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 11:50:04

• 学习了 -ToClouds- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 12:25:35

• that's ok. hope it is your plate of food ! 是你的菜！：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 17:42:26

• not my cup of coffee :)) -唐歌- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2023 postreply 18:56:27