GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

zwischen den Zeilen lesen

read between the lines

Wer zwischen den Zeilen liest, merkt, dass sie mit dem Vorschlag keineswegs zufrieden ist, auch wenn sie ihm aus Höflichkeit nicht offen widerspricht.

Anyone who reads between the lines will notice that she is by no means satisfied with the proposal, even if she does not openly disagree with it out of politeness.

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