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    Where did the saying "It's not my cup of tea" originate?

    Question #71766. Asked by bjb. (Oct 25 06 7:13 AM)


    lanfranco

    		According to this site, the origins of this idiom are unknown, but the positive version (my cup of tea) has been around since the early 19th century and the negative since the 1920's:


    http://www.answers.com/topic/one-s-cup-of-tea

    Oct 25 06, 10:56 AM

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