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{
"etymology_text": "Probably from glosses and commentaries which were written between the lines and provided the reader with additional information not explicitly stated in the text.",
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"text": "If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives.",
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},
{
"ref": "1911, Edith Wharton, Xingu",
"text": "“I’m quite of your opinion,” Miss Van Vluyck came briskly to her support; “on condition, that is, that all grossness of language is avoided.”\n“Oh, I’m sure we shall understand without that,” Mrs. Leveret tittered; and Laura Glyde added significantly: “I fancy we can read between the lines,” while Mrs. Ballinger rose to assure herself that the doors were really closed.",
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{
"ref": "2022 June 16, Kari Paul, quoting Elon Musk, “In rare move, Elon Musk meets Twitter employees to give ‘freedom of speech’ address”, in The Guardian",
"text": "“Trust is as trust does. I tend to be extremely literal in what I say … One does not [need] to read between the lines. One can simply read the lines,” Musk said in the meeting, according to a tweet from Nola Weinstein, Twitter’s global head of brand experiences and engagement.",
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"To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly."
],
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"(idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly."
],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaraʔa mā bayna s-suṭūr",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lleer ente llínies"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "sətirarası oxumaq"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lerro artean irakurri"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "čytácʹ pamíž radkóŭ",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чыта́ць памі́ж радко́ў"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "četá meždú redovéte",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чета́ между́ редове́те"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "體會言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tǐhuì yánwàizhīyì",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "体会言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "číst mezi řádky"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "læse mellem linjerne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "tussen de regels door lezen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "legi inter la linioj (legi interlinie)"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ridade vahelt lugema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lukea rivien välistä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lire entre les lignes"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "zwischen den Zeilen lesen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashitin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השיטין"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashurot",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השורות"
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{
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "olvas a sorok között"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lesa á milli línanna"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere tra le righe"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere fra le righe"
},
{
"alt": "ぎょうかんをよむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gyōkan o yomu",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "行間を読む"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haenggan-eul ikda",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "행간을 읽다"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lasīt starp rindām"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "skaityti tarp eilučių"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "čita meǵu redovi",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита меѓу редови"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "oḷiccirikkunna aṟtthaṅṅaḷ kaṇṭupiṭikkuka",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lese mellom linjene"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "czytać między wierszami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ler nas entrelinhas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "citi printre rânduri"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čitátʹ méždu strok",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ть ме́жду строк"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leugh eadar na sreathan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̏до̄ва̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̑да̄ка̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȅdōvā"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȇdākā"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čítať medzi riadkami"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "brati med vrsticami"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leer entre líneas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "läsa mellan raderna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "satır aralarını okumak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkív",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядкі́в"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkámy",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядка́ми"
}
]
}
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"text": "“I’m quite of your opinion,” Miss Van Vluyck came briskly to her support; “on condition, that is, that all grossness of language is avoided.”\n“Oh, I’m sure we shall understand without that,” Mrs. Leveret tittered; and Laura Glyde added significantly: “I fancy we can read between the lines,” while Mrs. Ballinger rose to assure herself that the doors were really closed.",
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"ref": "2022 June 16, Kari Paul, quoting Elon Musk, “In rare move, Elon Musk meets Twitter employees to give ‘freedom of speech’ address”, in The Guardian",
"text": "“Trust is as trust does. I tend to be extremely literal in what I say … One does not [need] to read between the lines. One can simply read the lines,” Musk said in the meeting, according to a tweet from Nola Weinstein, Twitter’s global head of brand experiences and engagement.",
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"(idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly."
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "qaraʔa mā bayna s-suṭūr",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lleer ente llínies"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "sətirarası oxumaq"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lerro artean irakurri"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "čytácʹ pamíž radkóŭ",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чыта́ць памі́ж радко́ў"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "četá meždú redovéte",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чета́ между́ редове́те"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "體會言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tǐhuì yánwàizhīyì",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "体会言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "číst mezi řádky"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "læse mellem linjerne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "tussen de regels door lezen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "legi inter la linioj (legi interlinie)"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ridade vahelt lugema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lukea rivien välistä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lire entre les lignes"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "zwischen den Zeilen lesen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashitin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השיטין"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashurot",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השורות"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "olvas a sorok között"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lesa á milli línanna"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere tra le righe"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere fra le righe"
},
{
"alt": "ぎょうかんをよむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gyōkan o yomu",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "行間を読む"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haenggan-eul ikda",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "행간을 읽다"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lasīt starp rindām"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "skaityti tarp eilučių"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "čita meǵu redovi",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита меѓу редови"
},
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "oḷiccirikkunna aṟtthaṅṅaḷ kaṇṭupiṭikkuka",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lese mellom linjene"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "czytać między wierszami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ler nas entrelinhas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "citi printre rânduri"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čitátʹ méždu strok",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ть ме́жду строк"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leugh eadar na sreathan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̏до̄ва̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
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"imperfective"
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"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̑да̄ка̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
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"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȅdōvā"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȇdākā"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čítať medzi riadkami"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "brati med vrsticami"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leer entre líneas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "läsa mellan raderna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "satır aralarını okumak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkív",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядкі́в"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkámy",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядка́ми"
}
],
"word": "read between the lines"
}
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