read (someone) the tea leaves

Übersetzungen
читать (кому-то) чайные листья
She loved to read people's tea leaves at gatherings.
Она любила читать чайные листья людям на собраниях.
Definitionen
To interpret signs, clues, or subtle hints in order to predict what might happen in the future, often based on limited or ambiguous information. The phrase originates from the practice of reading patterns left by tea leaves in a cup to tell someone's fortune.
Wörter
read

verb
читать
someone

pronomen
кому-то
the

artikel oder possessivpronomen
эти
tea

substantiv
чайные
leaves

substantiv
листья