1. something one likes or excels in: "I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea." also a person suited to one's taste 2. A thing to be reckoned with, MATTER: "Poltergeists are a different cup of tea."
an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish