Read the room
Verb. read the room (third-person singular simple present reads the room, present participle reading the room, simple past and past participle read the room) (idiomatic) to understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the room Synonym: read the table
Example:
Read the room, James. No one here is interested in talking politics right now.
Read the room Matt .What is everyone doing right now
Read the room, James. No one here is interested in talking politics right now.
Read the room Matt .What is everyone doing right now