The difference between Cup of coffee and Cup of tea

When used as nouns, cup of coffee means the situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time, whereas cup of tea means a cup with tea in it.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cup of coffee and Cup of tea

  1. Cup of coffee as a noun (baseball, slang):

    The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.

    Examples:

    "I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career."

  2. Cup of coffee as a noun (figurative):

    One's personal preference.

  3. Cup of coffee as a noun:

  1. Cup of tea as a noun:

    A cup with tea in it.

    Examples:

    "Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?"

  2. Cup of tea as a noun (idiomatic, singular only):

    Whatever suits or interests one.

    Examples:

    "Daytime television is not my cup of tea."

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