read sth out

— Phrasal Verb with read

/riːd/ verb (past tense and past participle read /red/)

Definition

› to read something and say the words aloud so that other people can hear: He read out the names of all the winners.

(Definition of read sth out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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