“Read someone like a book”
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Дуже легко зрозуміти чиїсь думки чи почуття.
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.”
Моя сестра дуже легко розуміє мої почуття; вона знала, що я хвилююся.
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.
Моя сестра дуже легко розуміє мої почуття; вона знала, що я хвилююся.
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 dictionaryПоширені запитання
- What does "Read someone like a book" mean?
- "Read someone like a book" means дуже легко зрозуміти чиїсь думки чи почуття.
- 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.