The real thing
Something that is genuine and not an imitation.The small vase is the real thing and it is very valuable.
Real McCoy
The genuine thing.My new camera is the real McCoy and it will let me take any kind of picture that I want.
Ready, willing, and able
To be eager or willing to do something.Everybody in the small town is ready, willing, and able to help the family who lost their house in the... Read more →
Ready for the scrap heap
Ready to be discarded or thrown away.I think that our old car is ready for the scrap heap.
Read up on (someone or something)
To research and read about someone or something.I have been reading up on Egyptian history before our trip to Egypt this summer.
Read the riot act (to someone)
To give someone a strong warning or scolding.The teacher read the riot act to her students when they began to misbehave in class.
Read the handwriting on the wall
To anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.Everybody in our department could read the handwriting on the wall and... Read more →
Read (something) through read through (something)
To read all of something.I read the report through before I returned it to my supervisor.
Read (something) over read over (something)
To read something (usually a second time).I read my presentation over before I delivered it to the class.
Read (something) into (something)
To attach a new or different meaning to something.We were told not to read anything into the recent actions of our company.