Collocations for "tea"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tea" in context.
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tea
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [black, green, lemon, herbal, ginger] tea
- [Japanese, Indian, Sri Lankan] tea
- [breakfast, lunch, afternoon] tea
- have tea for [breakfast]
- [have, drink, brew, make, serve, tea] tea
- [pour, spill] the tea
- (the) tea is ready!
- tea is served from [4:00] to [6:00]
- would you like [some, a cup of] tea?
- [have, drink] a cup of tea
- [I'll make you, let's have] a nice cup of tea
- take my tea [black, with milk]
- do you take [sugar, milk] in your tea?
- drink my tea with [milk, lemon]
- they [had, invited] us over for tea
- tea is the [nation's, country's] favorite drink
- tea for [one, two]
- tea in the [garden, conservatory, living room, dining room]
- tea on the lawn
- [westerns, concerts, theme parks] are not my cup of tea
- a tea [bag, maker, stain, strainer, cozy]
- tea [leaves, time, shops, cups]
- a tea-time [snack, show, chat]
- (wearing) a tea dress
'tea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain
- China
- England
- English
- Ireland
- Japan
- Japanese
- London
- Morocco
- afternoon
- awake
- balcony
- biscuit
- boil
- brew
- bubble
- café
- canister
- cinnamon
- coffee
- consumer
- cozy
- cup
- customary
- dash
- dashboard
- do
- drink
- drop
- earl
- film
- flask
- fortune
- ginger
- heat
- honey
- how
- kettle
- lace
- leaf
- loose
- lukewarm
- machine
- merchant
- milk
- mint
- moron
- muffin
- mug
- murder