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I felt the tea hot.

Is felt or feel used like this?

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    It is not idiomatic. I could feel that the tea was hot sounds better.
    – Kate Bunting
    Jan 2, 2021 at 17:54
  • As Kate says: Could mean that you were hot when you tested the tea. I feel/felt used like this is possible. It's a way of saying that you feel/felt exploited in some manner!
    – Ronald Sole
    Jan 2, 2021 at 18:36

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  • "I could feel that the tea was hot." (Kate Bunting) This usage of "feel" would connote physical touch.
  • "I felt that the tea was hot." This usage of "feel" would connote more of an emotional judgment or opinion, as Ronald Sole mentioned.
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