cup of coffee

Definition

The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.

Etymology

Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

Example Sentences

• "I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career."
• "Since social anthropology is not my cup of coffee, I leave it to the research scholars to discover the true significance of this transformation."
• "This Wi-Fi jammer costs a cup of coffee."