be not (one's) cup of tea



be not (one's) cup of tea

To not be something one prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. Thank you for the invitation, but long-distance cycling just isn't really my cup of tea. 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.
See also: cup, not, of, tea

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ottilieo-TEE-lee-əGerman
DorothÉEdo-ro-TEFrench
Elenie-LEN-eeGreek
ArvoAHR-voFinnish
Iskra-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Treasach-Irish