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in_the_loop_596 to give some meaning to something that is not justified; to imagine some significance that doesn’t exist Compare to: read between the lines

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READ (SOMETHING) INTO (SOMETHING) Let me tell you what Scott said to me and then tell me how you would interpret it. Am I reading more into it than I should?When the lifeguard passed by and said hello to the young girl, she was convinced that he was in love with her. She was reading something into his hello that wasn’t there, because he said hello to everyone. The expression suggests that one can see meaning in some action or something said or written that is not actually there.

Id	in_the_loop_596
Idiom	READ (SOMETHING) INTO (SOMETHING)
Definition	to give some meaning to something that is not justified; to imagine some significance that doesn’t exist
Examples	Let me tell you what Scott said to me and then tell me how you would interpret it. Am I reading more into it than I should? When the lifeguard passed by and said hello to the young girl, she was convinced that he was in love with her. She was reading something into his hello that wasn’t there, because he said hello to everyone.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: read between the lines
Extra Info	The expression suggests that one can see meaning in some action or something said or written that is not actually there.

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