Example 1:
Will: Mary won’t return my calls.
I’m not sure if she’s sad or sick.
Heather: Did anything happen?
Will: I told her I liked her as a girlfriend, and she just
disappeared. I’m not sure why she won’t
return my phone calls.
Heather: You have to read between the lines
Will. I don’t think she likes you the
same way, and she’s trying to show you by staying away.
Example 2:
Mark: I can’t understand what the point of this statement is. I can understand the words and content, but
not the main idea.
Alice: Sometimes you have to read between the lines to
understand what someone is trying to tell you.
Mark: What do you mean?
Alice: Well, sometimes things have a hidden meaning or implied meaning. Look for clues.
Explanation:
Read between the lines means to look for a the meaning of something hidden in a
statement.
