Relationships
read someone like a book
understand someone exactly
To read someone like a book means to understand their thoughts or feelings very easily.
Hear it in real life
How did you know I was worried?
I have known you for years - I can read you like a book.
My sister can read me like a book, so I cannot hide when something is bothering me.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My sister can read me as a book.
Say: My sister can read me like a book.
Use “like a book,” not “as a book,” in this fixed comparison.
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How it fits in a sentence.
read someone like a book; can read me like a book
Your turn: say it out loud
My sister can read me like a book, so I cannot hide when something is bothering me.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
read someone like a book
understand someone exactly
“My sister can read me like a book, so I cannot hide when something is bothering me.”
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