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What does “read sb like a book” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
C1
To understand someone's thoughts or feelings very easily
“Her mother can read her like a book.”
From the C1 lesson A People Person (getting along with people).
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What does “read sb like a book” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“read sb like a book” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 1 (Life, People and Places).
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