Be+read
101read someone's mind (or thoughts) — discern what someone is thinking. → read …
102read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn them that they will be punished if they do it again. He d put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot …
103read the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn them that they will be punished if they do it again. He d put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot …
104read someone's mind — read (someone s) mind humorous to know what someone is thinking without being told. How about a drink, then? You read my mind, Kev …
105read mind — read (someone s) mind humorous to know what someone is thinking without being told. How about a drink, then? You read my mind, Kev …
106read (something) (from) cover to cover — to read something from the beginning to the end.. The newspaper comes before breakfast and my husband reads it cover to cover while he s eating …
107read (something) into (something) — to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended. Experts warned against reading too much into Friday s election results. People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made. Usage notes:… …
108read your mind — read (your) mind to guess what you are thinking without being told. I was looking at the books, trying to choose, when Shirley apparently read my mind and handed me the one I wanted …
109read mind — read (your) mind to guess what you are thinking without being told. I was looking at the books, trying to choose, when Shirley apparently read my mind and handed me the one I wanted …
110read the writing on the wall — read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better …
