look in a cup

look in a cup
   to foretell the future
   For some, the tea leaves reveal all:
    I'm just broucht a si o' tea wi' me, an' I wis just wantin' you to luik in a cup for me. (G. E. Strewart, 1892)
   Divination has always been the subject a taboo.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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