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Read the room

Writer: Li Dan  |  Editor: Zhang Chanwen  |  From: Shenzhen Daily  |  Updated: 2024-03-08

A: You’ve been going on about soccer for the past 15 minutes, but no one is interested here. Read the room!

B: Oh, my apologies. I assumed that everyone is thrilled by our national team’s unexpected victory.

Note: This idiom means “to use one’s intuition to analyze the general mood of the people in a particular setting and act accordingly.” It’s often used as an imperative.

"Read the room" means “to use one’s intuition to analyze the general mood of the people in a particular setting and act accordingly.” It’s often used as an imperative.