tea leaves

See also: tealeaves and tea-leaves

English

Noun

tea leaves

  1. plural of tea leaf
  2. (figurative) Anything, not necessarily tangible, used to make a prediction.
    Read the tea leaves.
    Make a prediction based on gut instinct.

See also
  • (figurative sense): Category:English terms suffixed with -mancy
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