"Read him like a book" nghĩa là gì?

Putin đọc vị "cậu bé quàng khăn đỏ" Obama. Photo courtesy marie-chantalle.

'Read sb like a book' = đọc ai như đọc sách -> nghĩa là hiểu rõ về ai, đọc vị ai (to analyze and understand someone well); nắm (ai) trong lòng bàn tay.

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Brown predicts that Beijing will get more from Trump than they give, partly, because they've read him like a book.

"They read him like a book. They gave him exactly what they wanted, with all the pomp and circumstance, treated him like a king, and it's worked,"

The Washington Post dropped a bombshell report that the Obama administration knew well in advance of Russia’s interference campaign, but hesitated on how to respond. It also pointed out that it seemed the Obama White House was afraid of Russia and what they would do if they reacted strongly. In the end, they booted a few suspected Russian operatives, closed a couple of their compounds, and enacted sanctions that had a de minimis effect. Russia views this as a slap on the wrist and Obama failed miserably in deterring similar action in the future. Yet, Obama did nothing when Russia annexed Ukraine and did nothing when Russia elbowed their way into Syria. They read him like a book and his reaction was no different in this instance. Liberals criticized Bush for him sitting while school children listened to a rendition of “The Pet Goat” when the nation was under attack on 9/11. Obama dropped the ball for weeks on how to respond to Russia.

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