- tea leaf
- Britisha thiefRhyming slang:Or go and be a straightforward tea-leaf — thieve, rob. (Kersh, 1936)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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tea leaf — tea ,leaf noun count 1. ) usually plural a leaf from the tea plant that is dried, cut into small pieces, and used for making tea 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a thief read the tea leaves to look at the tea leaves in the bottom of a cup for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tea leaf — tea leaves also tea leaf N COUNT: usu pl Tea leaves are the small pieces of dried leaves that you use to make tea … English dictionary
tea leaf — noun dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea the store shelves held many different kinds of tea they threw the tea into Boston harbor • Syn: ↑tea • Hypernyms: ↑herb • Hyponyms: ↑tea bag, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tea leaf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tea leaf : singular tea leaf plural tea leaves [usually plural] a leaf from the tea plant that is dried, cut into small pieces, and used for making tea • read the tea leaves … English dictionary
tea leaf — I Australian Slang a thief II Cockney Rhyming Slang Thief He s always been a bit of a tea leaf. (Usually the fully slang expression is used) … English dialects glossary
tea-leaf — see tea leaf … English dictionary
Tea Leaf Green — Infobox musical artist Name = Tea Leaf Green Img capt = Tea Leaf Green performing at Tufts University 2008. Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = San Francisco, California, USA Genre = Rock, Jam Years active = 1998… … Wikipedia
tea-leaf willow — rusvašakis karklas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gluosninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, rauginis augalas (Salix phylicifolia), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Salix phylicifolia angl. tea leaf willow šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tea-leaf viburnum — šeriuotasis putinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Putininių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Viburnum setigerum), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Viburnum setigerum angl. tea leaf viburnum šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tea-leaf — I. /ˈti lif/ (say tee leef) noun (plural tea leaves /ˈti livz/ (say tee leevz)) a fragment of the leaf of the tea plant, especially when remaining in the teapot or cup after the tea has been infused. II. /ˈti lif/ (say tee leef) Colloquial –noun… …
