English Dictionary

cup of coffee

名詞

俗語 比喩的用法

(ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time. / (figuratively) One’s personal preference.

日本語の意味

（アイスホッケーや野球の俗語）マイナーリーグの選手が、短期間だけメジャーリーグのチームに昇格する状況 / （比喩的に）個人が普段好むもの、またはその人固有の好み

The rookie was thrilled to get his cup of coffee with the major league team, even though it lasted only a week.

新人選手は、たとえ1週間しか続かなかったとしても、メジャーへの短期昇格を果たしたことに大喜びした。

意味（1）

(ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.

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

意味（2）

(figuratively) One’s personal preference.

Since social anthropology is not my cup of coffee, I leave it to the research scholars to discover the true significance of this transformation.

意味（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.

cups of coffee （ plural ）