read something into something phrasal verb (see also read)
to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really have:
It was only a casual remark. I think you’re reading too much into it.

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read into
read (something) into (something)
to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended.
Experts warned against reading too much into Friday's election results.

People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made.

Usage notes: usually used with too much or anything, as in the examples

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read into something
read (something) into (something)
to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended.
Experts warned against reading too much into Friday's election results.

People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made.

Usage notes: usually used with too much or anything, as in the examples

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read something into
read (something) into (something)
to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended.
Experts warned against reading too much into Friday's election results.

People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made.

Usage notes: usually used with too much or anything, as in the examples

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read something into something
read (something) into (something)
to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended.
Experts warned against reading too much into Friday's election results.

People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made.

Usage notes: usually used with too much or anything, as in the examples

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read into
to attach a new or different meaning to something
We were told not to read anything into the recent actions of our company.

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read 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.

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read something into
to attach a new or different meaning to something
We were told not to read anything into the recent actions of our company.

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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.

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read into
v. phr. To attribute extra meaning to; deduce from; consider to be implicit in.
Just because Fred's letters sounded so friendly Mary was wrong to read anything serious into them.

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