Learn English – Word for an activity that one does not care for

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I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe an activity which is not liked by everybody. You either like it or you don't. This word or phrase shouldn't be critical. I don't mean to say that somebody's interests don't make any sense. What I do mean is that I'm not someone who might be interested in this kind of activity, I'm not the right person to take it up.

For example:

Would you like to try canoeing? – Not really. It's … (only for those who really like this kind of activity but I'm not one of them).

Best Answer

Would you like to try canoeing? - Not really. It's not to my taste/liking.
Would you like to try canoeing? - Not really. It's not right/just up/down my alley/street.

MW:

to someone's taste idiom
: liked by someone
The movie was not to their taste.

to someone's liking idiom
: appealing or enjoyable to someone
She reads poetry, but fiction is much more to her liking.

TFD(idioms):

right up your alley [mainly AMERICAN] If something is right up your alley, it is the kind of thing you like or know about.
This should be right up my alley but, despite the film's special effects, I found it rather boring.
Note: You can also say that something is right down your alley.
I'll need whatever information you can turn up within the week. This case seems right down your alley.
Note: The usual British expression is right up your street.

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

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