tea leaf

Related to tea leaf: Tea leaves

tea leaf

slang A thief. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "leaf" rhymes with "thief." Primarily heard in UK. I think some tea leaf stole my wallet! Them corporate bigwigs ain't nothin' but a buncha tea leaves!
See also: leaf, tea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in leaf
  • set a thief to catch a thief
  • lully prigger
  • pluck out
  • pluck out of pluck out
  • keep (one's) weather eye open
  • keep a
  • keep a weather eye open
  • keep a weather eye out
  • keep weather eye open