“Read someone like a book”
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Riuscire a comprendere i pensieri o i sentimenti di qualcuno con estrema facilità.
English: To understand someone’s thoughts or feelings very easily.
Esempi
Esempi
1 / 2“My sister can read me like a book; she knew I was worried.”
Mia sorella capisce molto facilmente i miei sentimenti; sapeva che ero preoccupata.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
My sister can read me like a book; she knew I was worried.Compare with the original example
My sister can read me like a book; she knew I was worried.
Mia sorella capisce molto facilmente i miei sentimenti; sapeva che ero preoccupata.
Write a two-line conversation using “Read someone like a book”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryDomande frequenti
- What does "Read someone like a book" mean?
- "Read someone like a book" means riuscire a comprendere i pensieri o i sentimenti di qualcuno con estrema facilità.
- How do you use "Read someone like a book" in a sentence?
- Example: "My sister can read me like a book; she knew I was worried."
- Should I interpret "Read someone like a book" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.