to find an extra meaning in someone’s words or actions that is not obvious or does not exist
I think you’re reading too much into a casual remark.
It was a lot to read into a smile and a handshake, but he was sure he was right.
Janie had frantically scribbled out a subtext which Terry had read into the phone.
Need I tell you what dire plots he'll read into my visit to Arthur's court?
reads into
reading into
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
Was this page helpful?