read between the lines
C2 to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write:
(Definition of “read between the lines” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of “read between the lines” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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