How do you use "tea leaf" in a sentence?

That tea leaf made off with my wallet. Don't trust him, he's a right tea leaf. The area's full of tea leaves.

tea leaf

thief Cockney rhyming slang - 'tea leaf' rhymes with 'thief.' Common London term for a thief.

Slang Term British Unknown very informal

含义: thief

小偷

Ladrón.

泥棒

도둑

Cockney rhyming slang - 'tea leaf' rhymes with 'thief.' Common London term for a thief.

伦敦考克尼押韵俚语——'tea leaf' 与 'thief'（小偷）押韵。伦敦常用的小偷称呼。

Argot rimado cockney: 'tea leaf' rima con 'thief' (ladrón). Término londinense habitual para referirse a un ladrón.

コックニーの押韻スラング。'tea leaf' は 'thief'（泥棒）と韻を踏む。ロンドンでよく使われる泥棒の呼び名。

코크니 압운 속어 — 'tea leaf'가 'thief(도둑)'와 운이 맞는다. 런던에서 도둑을 가리키는 흔한 표현.

That tea leaf made off with my wallet.
那个小偷拿了我的钱包跑了。
Ese chorizo se largó con mi cartera.
あの泥棒が俺の財布を持ち逃げした。
그 도둑놈이 내 지갑을 들고 튀었다.
Don't trust him, he's a right tea leaf.
别信他，他就是个贼。
No te fíes de él, es un auténtico chorizo.
あいつを信用するな、れっきとした泥棒だ。
그놈 믿지 마, 영락없는 도둑이야.
The area's full of tea leaves.
这一带到处都是小偷。
La zona está llena de chorizos.
この辺りは泥棒だらけだ。
이 동네는 도둑들 천지야.

语境: casual, London

语气: accusatory or matter-of-fact

Accuse someone of theft casually
随意地指控某人偷窃
acusar a alguien de robo de forma coloquial
カジュアルに窃盗を非難する
누군가의 절도를 가볍게 비난할 때

Cockney rhyming slang from London. Tea leaf = thief. One of the more widely known rhyming slang terms.

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: working class