To study or examine something very carefully, often for a long time. (P___ o___), Pore over, To turn the pages of a book, magazine, etc. quickly, looking at them briefly without reading everything. (F____ t______), Flick through, To read something carefully and thoroughly. (Pe____), Peruse, To examine something very closely and carefully, paying attention to every detail. (S_________), Scrutinise, To look quickly at something to check it. (C____ _ q____ ___ ____), Cast a quick eye over, To gather information by reading a lot about a particular subject. (R___ __ __), Read up on, To read small parts of a book or text, not the whole thing; to start reading something for a short time. (D__ ____), Dip into, To read something long or difficult with a lot of effort. (P_____ t______), Plough through, To move quickly to a specific part of a text or book, without reading what comes before. (S___ __), Skip to, To read quickly to get the main ideas or find specific information, without paying attention to details. (S___), Skim, To be reading something very intensely and not paying attention to what is happening around you., Have got one’s nose in a book, To become so interested in a book that you forget about time and your surroundings., Get lost in a book, To sit or lie down in a comfortable position and read a book., Curl up with a book, Someone who strongly and firmly supports something (a team, idea, band, etc.) and never gives up on it., Die‑hard, From the first page to the last page; reading a book completely, without skipping anything., Cover‑to‑cover, To start studying hard, usually for a test or exam., Hit the books, Difficult or slow to read because the language or subject is complex., Heavy‑going, A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time with books., Bookworm

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