20 ต.ค. 2022 เวลา 00:42 • การศึกษา
"read the room"
(idiomatic) to understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine what would be appropriate or inappropriate to say or do synonym ▲ Synonym: read the table.
read the room - Wiktionary
To "read the table" was meant to quickly and discretely scan all of the people around a conference table when entering a conference room for a meeting so as to gauge or assess the general demeanor of those in attendance. Similarly, to "read the room" meant to do the same thing but in a larger sense.
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