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read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated.

2014Daily Telegraph 'Reading between the lines, I think the Chinese are preparing for the loss of their rover,' said Lutz Richter, a planetary rover specialist with Kayser-Threde, a German aerospace company.

read someone like a book be able to understand someone's thoughts and motives clearly or easily.

read my lips listen carefully (used to emphasize the importance of the speaker's words or the earnestness of their intent). North American informal

☞ This expression was most famously used by the US Republican president George Bush in an election campaign pledge in 1988: 'Read my lips: no new taxes'.

read the riot act give someone a strong warning that they must improve their behaviour.

☞ The Riot Act was passed by the British government in 1715 in the wake of the Jacobite rebellion of that year and was designed to prevent civil disorder. The Act made it a felony for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to disperse after being ordered to do so and having being read a certain part of the Act by a person in authority. It was not repealed until 1967.

take something as read assume something without the need for further discussion. British

you wouldn't read about it used to express incredulity, disgust, or ruefulness. Australian & New Zealand informal

词组	read
释义	read read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated. 2014Daily Telegraph 'Reading between the lines, I think the Chinese are preparing for the loss of their rover,' said Lutz Richter, a planetary rover specialist with Kayser-Threde, a German aerospace company. read someone like a book be able to understand someone's thoughts and motives clearly or easily. read my lips listen carefully (used to emphasize the importance of the speaker's words or the earnestness of their intent). North American informal ☞ This expression was most famously used by the US Republican president George Bush in an election campaign pledge in 1988: 'Read my lips: no new taxes'. read the riot act give someone a strong warning that they must improve their behaviour. ☞ The Riot Act was passed by the British government in 1715 in the wake of the Jacobite rebellion of that year and was designed to prevent civil disorder. The Act made it a felony for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to disperse after being ordered to do so and having being read a certain part of the Act by a person in authority. It was not repealed until 1967. take something as read assume something without the need for further discussion. British you wouldn't read about it used to express incredulity, disgust, or ruefulness. Australian & New Zealand informal
随便看	look someone in the eye look someone in the eye look someone in the eye (or face) look someone in the face look someone up and down look the other way look the part look the part look to your laurels look to your laurels look who's talking look who's talking loop loose loose end loosen loosen someone's tongue loosen someone's tongue loosen the purse strings lord Lord of the Flies lord of the flies lorry lose lose face