Alternative spelling of 鯖を読む

鯖を読む: manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight

(quiz competition) pressing a buzzer early in the hope that the person reading the question is incapable of stopping immediately

to progress in reading a book

people call me/them […]

to skim past

to read (look at and interpret written text) / to read (speak aloud written text) / to infer; to speculate / to count

be accustomed to reading

(idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight

Short for 四輪駆動. four-wheel drive (vehicle)