read between the lines

/ˌriːd bɪˌtwiːn ðə ˈlaɪnz/NEUTRAL · C2
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «basahin ang pagitan ng mga linya»

Kahulugan

to understand what someone means but does not say

Maunawaan ang ibig sabihin ng isang tao kahit hindi niya ito sinasabi.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1Her email sounded polite, but reading between the lines, I think she’s quite upset.
  2. 2If you read between the lines, the company is clearly planning to close the shop.
  3. 3He never said he was unhappy at work, but I could read between the lines when he started updating his CV.
  4. 4The review only described the food as interesting, so we read between the lines and ate somewhere else.
  5. 5Why can’t Anna just say what she means? I’m tired of having to read between the lines.

Grammar

Ang read lang ang nagbabago: reads, reading, at ang past na read ay binibigkas na /red/. Nananatiling plural ang lines.

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