tea leaves

See also: tealeaves and tea-leaves

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Noun

tea leaves

1. plural of tea leaf
2. (figurative) Anything, not necessarily tangible, that is 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