to read between the lines meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to read between the lines" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Reading between the lines can sometimes give interesting information.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

To read between the lines can be used formally or informally
 
In the imperative:

Read between the lines!

 

Answer 4

 

Idiom Scenario 3:

read between the lines  

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 2:

Two friends are talking about a mutual friend, Bill ...

Friend 1:  What's up with Bill?
Friend 2:  I don't know.  He's been acting strange lately.
Friend 1:  He's not going out as often as usual and he hasn't bought any new clothes in a long time.
Friend 2:  Yes.  He's being very careful with his money.
Friend 1:  Do you suppose that if we read between the lines that Bill is having money problems?
Friend 2:  Seems to be that way.

Answer 6

Idiom Scenario 1:

Two friends are chatting ...

Friend 1:  Have you found a job yet?
Friend 2:  No!  It's been over a year and I'm starting to get desperate.
Friend 1:  What do you think the problem is?
Friend 2:  Well, as hard as I try to make my resume look good and hide the fact that I haven't had a lot of jobs, most recruiters can read between the lines and see that I don't really have a lot of experience.
Friend 1: Good luck!

Answer 7

Idiom Definition:

"to read between the lines"

to understand something that is hidden or implied

Synonyms: analyze, ascertain, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, construe, deduct, derive, draw, figure, gather, glean, guess, imagine, induce, infer, interpret, intuit, presuppose, reason, reckon, speculate, suppose, surmise, think, understand