cup of tea
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English
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[edit]- IPA(key): (careful speech) /ˈkʌp əv ˈtiː/, (fast speech) /ˌkʌp ə ˈtiː/
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Noun
[edit]cup of tea (plural cups of tea)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, tea. A cup or mug with tea in it.
- Synonyms: (colloquial) cuppa, (chiefly UK, Ireland) brew
- Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?
- 2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was a risk”, in RAIL, pages 65–66:
- In the heady days of 1970, the national average wage was about £6,200 in today's money, but a cup of BR tea was within everyone's reach at 9d (2020 value: 55p) until it suddenly went up to 11p (2020: 70p). (The 2020 price would relate to 11d, not 11p; decimalisation took place in 1971.)
- 2022 January 26, “Network News: Samaritans Brew Monday returns to station concourses”, in RAIL, number 949, page 25:
- "We know the impact talking and listening can have. A cup of tea and a chat won't solve everything, but it can be a start.
- (bingo) three
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