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according to online etymology dictionary

[One's] cup of tea is "what interests one" (1932), and was earlier used of persons (1908), the sense then being "what is invigorating."

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Has the cup of tea cooled off?
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Has the cup of tea cooled off?
I'm terribly sorry but it's 7am over here and I'm still a bit drowsy-I didn't get your allusion
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I meant to say that whether the interest has dwindled. Or 7 AM is time to go to office?
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