tea leaf

tiː liːf

tea leaves

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Definition of tea leaf - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

beveragedried leaves of the tea plant for brewing

She added a spoonful of tea leaf to the pot.

brew

camellia

tea

language

Dated

thief in Cockney rhyming slang

Dated

Watch out for the tea leaf in the market.

burglar

robber

thief

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Expressions with tea

tea party

afternoon event with tea, sandwiches, and cakes

We attended a lovely tea party at the garden.

weak tea

tea with little flavor or strength

She complained about the weak tea at the café.

high tea

substantial late afternoon or early evening meal, usually with tea

We had high tea at five with sandwiches, a hot dish, and tea.

cup of tea

hot drink made by infusing tea leaves in boiling water

She sipped her cup of tea while reading the newspaper..

all the tea in China

exp.

something very valuable or priceless used to show great worth

I wouldn't trade my grandmother's necklace for all the tea in China.

spill the tea

reveal secret or gossip

She loves to spill the tea about her coworkers.

Expressions with leaf

leaf through

turn pages of a book quickly without reading carefully

He leaf through the magazine while waiting.

leaf peeping

activity of traveling to view and photograph autumn foliage

Every fall, they go leaf peeping in the mountains.

fig leaf

something used to hide an undesirable fact

The apology was just a fig leaf for their mistakes.

turn over a new leaf

make a fresh start by changing habits or behavior for the better

After years of procrastination, he decided to turn over a new leaf.

shake like a leaf

tremble intensely from fear, cold, or nervousness

He began to shake like a leaf before the speech.

shivering like a leaf

adj.

extremely nervous or anxious

He was shivering like a leaf before his big presentation.

tremble like a leaf

shake uncontrollably from fear or cold

She began to tremble like a leaf during the storm.

take a leaf out of someone's book

adopt an idea or practice from another person's example

She decided to take a leaf out of her mentor's book and work harder.

autumn leaf

leaf that falls from a tree in autumn

She collected an autumn leaf for her scrapbook.

banana leaf

leaf of the banana plant, used in cooking and decoration

She wrapped the fish in a banana leaf before grilling it.

Terms with tea leaf included in their meaning

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fanning

tea

small fragment of a tea leaf

blister blight

agriculture

disease of tea plants with blister-like leaf lesions

Examples of tea leaf in a sentence

She prefers loose tea leaf over tea bags.
The tea leaf was caught by the police last night.
He was known as a notorious tea leaf in the neighborhood.

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French:thé, voleur, ...
German:Teeblatt, Langfinger, ...
Italian:foglie di tè, ladro, ...
Spanish:hoja de té, ladrón, ...
Portuguese:folha de chá, gatuno, ...
Chinese:茶叶, 小偷, ...
Japanese:茶葉, 泥棒, ...
Arabic:وَرَق شَاي, لص في العامية البريطانية, ...
Hebrew:עָלֶה תֵּה, גַּנָּב, ...
Russian:чайный лист, вор, ...
Ukrainian:чайне листя, злодій, ...
Hindi:चायपत्ती, चोर, ...
Bengali:চা পাতা, চোর, ...
Catalan:fulla de te, lladre, ...
Czech:čajový lístek, zloděj, ...
Danish:teblade, tyv, ...
Dutch:theeblad, dief, ...
Greek:φύλλα τσαγιού, κλέφτης, ...
Hungarian:tealevél, tolvaj, ...
Khmer:ស្លឹកតែ, ចោរ ក្នុងពាក្យស្លែងស្ទាយកុកនីដែលប្រើពាក្យសូរសៀង, ...
Korean:찻잎, 티 리프, ...
Persian:برگ چای, دزد, ...
Polish:liście herbaty, złodziej, ...
Portuguese (BR):folha de chá, ladrão, ...
Romanian:frunze de ceai, hoț, ...
Swedish:teblad, tjuv, ...
Thai:ใบชา, โจร, ...
Turkish:çay yaprağı, hırsız, ...
Vietnamese:trà khô, kẻ trộm, ...

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