read up

to become well informed (about) by reading

you need to read up on your Bartlett's

by grena February 19, 2010

read the riot act

to rebuke firmly, especially with a stern warning (the riot act was an act of the Parliament of Brittan which was often read before it was enforced and was made particularly infamous by the "Peterloo massacre")

He read the riot act to him in front of everyone when he tried to steal his book.

by The Retrurn of Light Joker January 19, 2009

read up

Note: Rhymes with "red" rather than "reed."
Pennsylvania Dutch expression meaning to get a place ready for company.

We need to read up the place before your sister comes over.

by Lorenzo367 February 4, 2010

read books, get brain

A tagline for a surprisingly longlived advertising campaign by Akademiks. The ads featured a hot chick sitting on a stack of books in a clearly suggestive position. See brain and get brain.

Ayo man, that Akademiks ad said if I read books I'ma get brain, b! You see that? "Read books, get brain". That ill wops homie! Watch I'ma go read something now.

by LDizzle August 20, 2008

read only

The mode your brain goes into after drinking too much. Much like file protections on a PC. A sub-state of Read/Write mode, which people normally operate in.

I really did that? I must have gone read only pretty early after those lemon drop shots.

by C M Lee February 18, 2009

Read the Room

Verb. Base what you say on the conversation. Make educated guesses as to what people mean.

Olivia and Rachel, read the room. We don't want to talk yo you.

by 1he2he3he June 3, 2020

read the title

When the title suffices for both the subject and description.

Used when enough has been said in the subject.

Email Subject: I really need help with clearing out the stoners at ThunderRidge.

Body Text: Read the title.

Topic (in a forum posting): I need help finding lulz pics to piss a bitch off.

Message Body: Read the title, but anyways, she's a real ho that makes me sick.

by Allen75 August 7, 2010