Meaning of IT'S NOT MY CUP OF TEA - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say, "It's not my cup
of tea.", it means that we are not interested
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in something or that we don't like something.
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So for instance you might have a friend who
really, really likes going to the horse races,
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and they call you up and they say, "Hey I'm
going to the horse races tonight, do you want
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to come with?"
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And you could respond by saying, "No, I, I
don't really feel like it.
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It's not my cup of tea."
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And again that simply means that you're not
interested in it.
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Maybe you have a bunch of friends that are
going to a concert and it's for a kind of
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music you don't like.
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You could say, "I think I'm just gonna stay
home tonight instead of coming to the concert
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with you because that type of music is not
my cup of tea."
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I really hope learning English is your cup
of tea!
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Have a good day!
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