Tea-related phrases
I am looking for the meanings and/or origins of the following:
Tea for two and two for tea
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
A tempest in a teapot
As useless as a chocolate teapotBorn with a silver spoon in his mouth
Fit to a T
Not for all the tea in China
Not my cup of tea
Suits you down to a tee
The cup that cheers
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip
Wake up and smell the coffee
It's not worth crying over spilt milk
"Tea for two and two for tea": Title of song popular in early 20th century.
"A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down": Song from the film "Mary Poppins," 1964.
"The cup that cheers but does not inebriate": Slogan promoting tea as an alternative to alcohol, mid-19th century; associated with the temperance movement.
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