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tea leaf

noun

  1. the dried leaf of the tea shrub, used to make tea
  2. usually plural shredded parts of these leaves, esp after infusion
  3. slang.
    a thief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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sense 3 rhyming slang
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“Seismologists have spent decades trying to read the tea leaves to look for patterns.” said Susan Hough, a seismologist with the U.S.

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Matcha is a finely ground powder of green tea leaves, which come from the plant Camellia sinensis.

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So Ford, reading the tea leaves, left the school he loved after that season in search of opportunity with its bitter rival — only to find more frustrating circumstances awaiting him at UCLA.

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Reading the tea leaves of the pre-season friendlies, it looks like Rodgers will have an altogether easier time of it in the months ahead.

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