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
Godivagə-DIE-və (English)Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
WilloughbyWIL-ə-beeEnglish (Rare)
Irenaee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Natsukonah-tsoo-koJapanese
MarjukkaMAHR-yook-kahFinnish
Hidayat-Arabic, Indonesian