Verb. read the room (third-person singular simple present reads the room, present participle reading the room, simple past and past participle read the room) (idiomatic) to understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the room Synonym: read the table
Read the room, James. No one here is interested in talking politics right now.
Read the room Matt .What is everyone doing right now
Read the room Matt .What is everyone doing right now
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Get the Read the room mug.1. To understand the state of a conversation so that your tone and subject matter match said conversation.
2. An exclamation used towards anyone who doesn’t read the room before initiating conversation
2. An exclamation used towards anyone who doesn’t read the room before initiating conversation
1. Tom read the room prior to speaking, knowing that Sarah’s kitten had died yesterday.
2. Tom what the fuck, why would you talk about the ballgame when my cat died yesterday? Read the room for goodness sake!
2. Tom what the fuck, why would you talk about the ballgame when my cat died yesterday? Read the room for goodness sake!
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