cup of tea vs teacup

cup of tea

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, tea. A cup or mug with tea in it. 

  • three 

  • Whatever suits or interests one. 

teacup

noun
  • A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set. 

  • A unit of measure; a teacupful. 

adj
  • Of an animal, smaller than average. 

How often have the words cup of tea and teacup occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )