tea for fever

[Tony Cooper]

April Ryan, a White House correspondent and a Black woman, was guest
on "A Late Show with Stephen Colbert" last night. Colbert asked her
what she thought about Kamela Harris, and one of the things that Ryan
said was "She doesn't take tea for the fever".

An expression out of the blue, for me. The web says it means she
doesn't put up with any nonsense.

Webcites of those who have used in include Aretha Franklin's husband
(about her after her death), in a story written by Langston Hughes,
and a title of a book about a Black woman. And that's it.

Interesting, but apparently little-used, saying.

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:37:50 -0400, Tony Cooper

Post by Tony Cooper
April Ryan, a White House correspondent and a Black woman, was guest
on "A Late Show with Stephen Colbert" last night. Colbert asked her
what she thought about Kamela Harris, and one of the things that Ryan
said was "She doesn't take tea for the fever".
An expression out of the blue, for me. The web says it means she
doesn't put up with any nonsense.
Webcites of those who have used in include Aretha Franklin's husband
(about her after her death), in a story written by Langston Hughes,
and a title of a book about a Black woman. And that's it.
Interesting, but apparently little-used, saying.

That saying is new to me, too. However I sort of understood it basd on
what I alraedy knew about: "fever tea" and fever tea tree", a herbal
remedy for fever.

E,g,:
https://www.bio-innovation.org/work/fever-tea-tree/

When crushed, the leaves of the Fever Tea tree, locally known as
Zumbani, give off a strong lemon-like smell. It is said to be one of
the most aromatic of Zimbabwe’s indigenous shrubs.

https://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/natural-remedies/fever-tea-ze0z1604zcbru

Fever Tea Recipe

This all-natural Fever Tea can be taken orally or used in a bath to
reduce fever.

https://wellnessmama.com/13173/herbal-tea-fever-benefits/

6 Benefits of Using Herbal Tea During a Fever

The phrase "She doesn't take tea for the fever" seems to be baed on the
idea that tea for a fever is a quack remedy.

[Jerry Friedman]

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:37:50 -0400, Tony Cooper

Post by Tony Cooper
April Ryan, a White House correspondent and a Black woman, was guest
on "A Late Show with Stephen Colbert" last night. Colbert asked her
what she thought about Kamela Harris, and one of the things that Ryan
said was "She doesn't take tea for the fever".
An expression out of the blue, for me. The web says it means she
doesn't put up with any nonsense.
Webcites of those who have used in include Aretha Franklin's husband
(about her after her death), in a story written by Langston Hughes,
and a title of a book about a Black woman. And that's it.
Interesting, but apparently little-used, saying.

That saying is new to me, too. However I sort of understood it basd on
what I alraedy knew about: "fever tea" and fever tea tree", a herbal
remedy for fever.
https://www.bio-innovation.org/work/fever-tea-tree/
When crushed, the leaves of the Fever Tea tree, locally known as
Zumbani, give off a strong lemon-like smell. It is said to be one of
the most aromatic of Zimbabwe’s indigenous shrubs.
https://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/natural-remedies/fever-tea-ze0z1604zcbru
Fever Tea Recipe
This all-natural Fever Tea can be taken orally or used in a bath to
reduce fever.
https://wellnessmama.com/13173/herbal-tea-fever-benefits/
6 Benefits of Using Herbal Tea During a Fever
The phrase "She doesn't take tea for the fever" seems to be baed on the
idea that tea for a fever is a quack remedy.

I wonder whether it's a euphemism for "She doesn't take shit," with an
irrelevant phrase substituted for the obscenity just because it can also
follow "take". There are other examples, but the only one I can think
of "God bless America" for "God damn it."

[Ken Blake]

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:37:50 -0400, Tony Cooper

Post by Tony Cooper
April Ryan, a White House correspondent and a Black woman, was guest
on "A Late Show with Stephen Colbert" last night. Colbert asked her
what she thought about Kamela Harris, and one of the things that Ryan
said was "She doesn't take tea for the fever".
An expression out of the blue, for me. The web says it means she
doesn't put up with any nonsense.
Webcites of those who have used in include Aretha Franklin's husband
(about her after her death), in a story written by Langston Hughes,
and a title of a book about a Black woman. And that's it.
Interesting, but apparently little-used, saying.

That saying is new to me, too. However I sort of understood it basd on
what I alraedy knew about: "fever tea" and fever tea tree", a herbal
remedy for fever.
https://www.bio-innovation.org/work/fever-tea-tree/
When crushed, the leaves of the Fever Tea tree, locally known as
Zumbani, give off a strong lemon-like smell. It is said to be one of
the most aromatic of Zimbabwe’s indigenous shrubs.
https://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/natural-remedies/fever-tea-ze0z1604zcbru
Fever Tea Recipe
This all-natural Fever Tea can be taken orally or used in a bath to
reduce fever.
https://wellnessmama.com/13173/herbal-tea-fever-benefits/
6 Benefits of Using Herbal Tea During a Fever
The phrase "She doesn't take tea for the fever" seems to be baed on the
idea that tea for a fever is a quack remedy.

I wonder whether it's a euphemism for "She doesn't take shit," with an
irrelevant phrase substituted for the obscenity just because it can also
follow "take". There are other examples, but the only one I can think
of "God bless America" for "God damn it."

There's a brand of tonic water called "Fever Tree." It's my favorite.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Ken Blake

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
The phrase "She doesn't take tea for the fever" seems to be baed on the
idea that tea for a fever is a quack remedy.

I wonder whether it's a euphemism for "She doesn't take shit," with an
irrelevant phrase substituted for the obscenity just because it can also
follow "take". There are other examples, but the only one I can think
of "God bless America" for "God damn it."

There's a brand of tonic water called "Fever Tree." It's my favorite.

There's a reason "tonic water" means 'quinine-containing', an actual
remedy.

[Stefan Ram]

Post by Tony Cooper
said was "She doesn't take tea for the fever".

|the online Dictionary of American Regional English
|at the website for
|The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
|
|An entry there reads:
|tea for the fever, not to take
|Not to put up with any nonsense.
The World-Wide Web

Makes me think of a little boy upon whom tea is forced
everytime he has fever. He grows, and one day he says:

I'm not gonna take any more tea.
Not from anybody.