Idiom
read the car
Meaning
Of a rideshare driver, to assess the mood, energy, or preferences of a passenger immediately after they enter the vehicle.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Good drivers know how to read the car.”
“The driver quickly read the car and decided to turn off the radio when the passenger looked tired.”
“By observing the passenger's body language and silence, the driver read the car and realized that a quiet ride was preferred over small talk.”
Examples
simple
“Good drivers know how to read the car.”
contextual
“The driver quickly read the car and decided to turn off the radio when the passenger looked tired.”
complex
“By observing the passenger's body language and silence, the driver read the car and realized that a quiet ride was preferred over small talk.”
Origin
By analogy with read the room.
Key words
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