In fact, it was known in the west by that version of the Mandarin ch'a before it was called 'tea'.

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PREMIUM MATERIALS - Mug and lid are made of porcelain, resistant of clastic; while tea strainer is 18/8 stainless steel. Great! ', 'Tea and sympathy', 'Rosie Lee', 'Storm in a teacup' and so on. The Dutch adventurer Jan Huygen van Linschoten was one of the first to recount its use as a drink, in Discours of voyages into ye Easte & West Indies, 1598: The aforesaid warme water is made with the powder of a certaine hearbe called Chaa.

She did finish all of her chores, but her homework is another cup of tea altogether.

She's even more my cup of tea in many ways. And you can buy the green one and the pink one together as a Couple mug!
The origin of this metaphorical expression has been lost, but the positive version-"he's my cup of tea"-has been used since the late 1800 and the negative- not one's cup of tea-since the 1920s. The most common you're my cup of tea material is ceramic.

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Tea has been around for a long time, and so has the British slang term for it - 'char'. For example, Quiz shows are just my cup of tea, or Baseball is not her cup of tea. Driving children around all afternoon is not my cup of tea.

Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. Also a perfect gift for housewarming, wedding or other holidays. Tea remains our cup of tea here in the UK. Often used in the negative to mean the opposite.

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When I found out that reading wasn't his cup of tea, I knew that there wasn't much of a relationship in store between us. Ads are shown to you based on a number of factors like relevancy and the amount sellers pay per click. You can change your preferences any time in your Privacy Settings.

Recreational sport is relaxing. “East-Asian medicinal tea can improve insomnia,” says Dr. Naidoo.

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In keeping with the high regard for tea, most of the early references to 'a cup of tea' as a description of an acquaintance are positive ones, that is, 'nice', 'good', 'strong' etc.

According to the United Kingdom Tea Council (of course, there had to be one) 60 million of us down 160 million cups of the stuff each day.

We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. William de Morgan, the Edwardian artist and novelist, used the phrase in the novel Somehow Good, 1908, and went on to explain its meaning: "He may be a bit hot-tempered and impulsive... otherwise, it's simply impossible to help liking him."

An early example of it is found in Hal Boyle's Leaves From a War Correspondent's Notebook column, which described English life and manners for an American audience.

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