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Tea's Up

Posted by Lotg on August 22, 2003

This morning my partner called to me to say 'coffee's up' - cos we don't drink tea. Anyway, I first heard the term in reference to tea.

Obviously it means that the tea is ready to drink - but why 'up'?

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