“Read someone like a book”
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කෙනෙකුගේ සිතුවිලි හෝ හැඟීම් ඉතා පහසුවෙන් තේරුම් ගැනීමට.
English: To understand someone’s thoughts or feelings very easily.
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1 / 2“My sister can read me like a book; she knew I was worried.”
මගේ නංගිට මගේ හැඟීම් හරිම ලේසියෙන් තේරෙනවා; මම කනස්සල්ලෙන් ඉන්නවා කියලා එයා දැනගෙන හිටියා.
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.
මගේ නංගිට මගේ හැඟීම් හරිම ලේසියෙන් තේරෙනවා; මම කනස්සල්ලෙන් ඉන්නවා කියලා එයා දැනගෙන හිටියා.
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?
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- What does "Read someone like a book" mean?
- "Read someone like a book" means කෙනෙකුගේ සිතුවිලි හෝ හැඟීම් ඉතා පහසුවෙන් තේරුම් ගැනීමට.
- 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.