Crossword clues for tea leaves
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 (tea leaf English) 2 (context uncountable English) A (w: placeholder name) for something, not necessarily tangible, used to make a prediction.
Wikipedia
"Tea Leaves" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Mad Men and overall the 55th episode of the series. It was written by series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner and writer Erin Levy, and directed by series leading man Jon Hamm. It originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on April 1, 2012.
The episode takes place on and around Independence Day 1966 and re-introduces the Betty Francis character into the narrative. Betty finds herself in a state of depression and experiences a health scare following an unsettling weight gain. Meanwhile, Don and Harry collide with Baby Boomers while trying to meet with The Rolling Stones for a client. The rivalry between old guard Roger and an ascending Pete continues as Peggy hires a new copywriter with a questionable personality but high talent.
Ratings for the episode fell from the season premiere, but were still stronger than the fourth season average. "Tea Leaves" received 2.9 million overall viewers and a 1.0 in the coveted 18-49 demographic. The episode received enthusiastic response from television critics. The main theme of the episode was seen by many television writers as the growing generation gap, and the increasing irrelevance of the main characters in culture and business as a result.
Tea Leaves may refer to:
"Tea Leaves" is a 1948 song by Ella Fitzgerald, composed by Frank Capano, Freedman, with lyrics by Morty Berk. The song was covered by many artists including Keely Smith 1960.
Usage examples of "tea leaves".
The tea itself is made from tea leaves ground into a powder and then whisked with boiled water into a frothy green mix we call matcha, which is very unpopular with foreigners.
He turned away from me and took up his cup and looked into it, like a hedge-witch reading tea leaves.
I hung the kettle back on its tripod, and reached for the tin of tea leaves.
The moment I stepped into the entryway, I noticed the distinctive smell of roasted tea leaves, which even now can make my stomach tighten as though I'm on my way to lessons once again.
I hope your mamasha will not mind if we borrow the utensils and a pinch of tea leaves.
She shook some tea leaves into the strainer, tapped the water heater into high, then sent a stream of boiling water through the leaves into the pot.
Real before-the-rains, the finest early-spring tea leaves, are very delicate and must be carefully rolled and twisted by hand, and these leaves were doing that by themselves!
It was harder to feel scared of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney’.