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read_between_the_lines

read between the lines

English

Verb

read between the lines (third-person singular simple present reads between the lines, present participle reading between the lines, simple past and past participle read between the lines)

  1. (idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.
    If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives.

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