read about (someone or something)

read about (someone or something)

To glean information about someone or something by reading something. I'm reading about Abraham Lincoln, at the moment. I remember reading about a that in a magazine a few years ago.
See also: read
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

read about someone or something

to read information concerning someone or something. Did you read about John in the newspaper? I read about bonds, and learned a lot about finance.
See also: read
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • read about
  • read up
  • read up on (someone or something)
  • read of
  • read of (someone or something)
  • have (one's) nose in a book
  • have (one's) nose in a magazine
  • have nose in a book
  • have your nose in a book, magazine, etc.
  • nose in a book, have one's