Idiom
tea leaf
SlangCockney rhyming slang
Meaning
thief
Examples
“Watch your wallet, there is a tea leaf around here.”
“The shopkeeper chased the tea leaf down the street after seeing him grab a bag of apples.”
“Security guards apprehended the notorious tea leaf just as he attempted to exit the department store with stolen goods.”
Examples
simple
“Watch your wallet, there is a tea leaf around here.”
contextual
“The shopkeeper chased the tea leaf down the street after seeing him grab a bag of apples.”
complex
“Security guards apprehended the notorious tea leaf just as he attempted to exit the department store with stolen goods.”
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