read someone or something as something

read someone or something as something
read someone or something as something
to interpret someone or something as something. •

I read you as a quiet guy who wants to settle down and have kids.

Mary read the problem as one that did not require a lot of understanding.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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