[Idiom] My cup of tea.

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Hello!

I'd like to ask you if the idiom "It is (not) my cup of tea." means "It is (not) my business."
And do really this idiom still popular nowadays?:)

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Not really. Here's what it means:

not one's cup of tea (informal) - not what one likes or is interested in:
cats were not her cup of tea

Oxford - not my cup of tea
 

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Nyota has supplied the definition and I'll just add that it's frequently used in AmE.
 

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Hello!

I'd like to ask you if the idiom "It is (not) my cup of tea." means "It is (not) my business."
And do really this idiom still popular nowadays?:)

Thanks.


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(1) Of course, this is only my opinion, but I would guess that

this is no longer a popular phrase in the United States.

(2) The last time someone said this to me was about 10 years ago, and

the speaker was a "mature" person -- like me.

(3) And I do not remember ever hearing it on the radio or TV during this

time. Nor have I read it in newspapers or magazines.

(4) I suspect (of course, I do not know) that most young people

(who consider themselves to be "cool") would laugh if you used that

saying. (In fact, is the word "cool" still cool?)
 

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At any rate it's probably cooler than 'groovy' :lol:

That's not true. Things can be "cool" only if they set the group apart. "Cool" is a mainstream word that everyone uses. As such, it's not cool.

"Groovy", however, since it's no longer mainstream, is used in some hipster circles to show their "authenticity" and affinity with the culture of the 60s. As such, it's a "cool" word.

But if you're not a hipster but, say, an investment banker and you use "groovy", it's no longer "cool"
 
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