Read somebody like a book In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "read somebody like a book", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Mia Le

2021-02-16 11:02

Read somebody like a book British American Verb + object/complement

To analyze or understand easily what one is thinking or feeling

He kept fooling me because he thought that he can read me like a book, but he was wrong.

I guess you didn't study last night. Come on, I can read you like a book.

work one out

Be able to understand one's behaviour or character

put (oneself) in (someone's) shoes

To try to imagine how would you feel if you were in someone's else situation

under no illusions

To understand the truth of a situation

Used to describe starting to understand or learn about something.

to know the drill

To understand how something is done

The verb "read" should be conjugated according to its tense.

There is no reliable resources to prove the origin of this idiom, however, it is used widely from the mid of 1800s.

The Origin Cited: Idiom Online - Read Someone Like a Book