Idiom
clock the tea
Meaning
To discover the truth about something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I finally clocked the tea about why he left.”
“She watched their secret meeting and quickly clocked the tea regarding their partnership.”
“After reviewing the inconsistent financial reports for several hours, the auditor finally clocked the tea behind the company's sudden collapse.”
Examples
simple
“I finally clocked the tea about why he left.”
contextual
“She watched their secret meeting and quickly clocked the tea regarding their partnership.”
complex
“After reviewing the inconsistent financial reports for several hours, the auditor finally clocked the tea behind the company's sudden collapse.”
Origin
From *clock*, in the sense of noticing or perceiving, and *tea*, a slang term denoting information or gossip.
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