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read someone all wrong
misunderstand someone
To read someone all wrong means to misunderstand their personality, feelings or intentions.
Hear it in real life
You thought he was arrogant, didn't you?
Yes, but I read him all wrong - he was just nervous.
I read my new neighbour all wrong and assumed she was unfriendly.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I read him all wrongly at first.
Say: I read him all wrong at first.
In this idiom, use the fixed phrase “all wrong,” not the adverb “all wrongly.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
read someone all wrong; read him all wrong at first
Your turn: say it out loud
I read my new neighbour all wrong and assumed she was unfriendly.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
read someone all wrong
misunderstand someone
“I read my new neighbour all wrong and assumed she was unfriendly.”
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