cup that cheers

6.8

A warm drink, like tea, that makes you feel better

noun

: taza que alegra

Nothing revives the spirits on a rainy morning like a steaming cup that cheers.

Examples

Whenever I'm feeling down, a comforting cup that cheers lifts my spirits.
A warm cup that cheers can brighten your day!
After a stressful day, she finds solace in a cup that cheers every evening.
The host offered his guests a cup that cheers to make them feel at home.
I enjoy a cup that cheers every afternoon.
After a long week, a hot cup that cheers helps me relax and unwind.
On chilly evenings, I love to sip a cup that cheers while reading a good book.

Synonyms

pick-me-up

vscup that cheers

26 4.2

A drink or small activity that makes you feel more energetic when tired

is about gentle comfort and pleasure rather than a strong energy boost

cuppa

vscup that cheers

7 9.1

A cup of tea you drink to relax, often at home or with friends

is a comforting beverage meant to lift the spirits

cupper

vscup that cheers

9.9

A cup of tea

is a comforting drink that lifts the spirits

How Comforting

warm meal

2 1.0

cup that cheers

6.8

cup of tea

Informal

35 3.3

refreshment

53 1.8

Surface Forms

cup that cheers singular

cup that cheers plural

Morphology

cup + that + cheer

The phrase is literally compositional: 'cup' (a drinking vessel) combined with the relative clause 'that cheers' (that makes one feel cheerful) yields 'a cup that makes you feel better' — a comforting drink. This straightforward syntactic and semantic composition (though somewhat poetic) is inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase cup that cheers comes from the simple image of a warm cup and the idea of cheers—imagine a steaming drink warming your hands and lifting your mood—so it now means 'a comforting or enjoyable beverage'.