compare notes

Idioms  

1. Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700]

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Example Sentences

The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, an independent body founded in 2012 to promote high quality classical and civic education, regularly brings together the leaders of these initiatives to compare notes and share best practices.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a growing network of municipal officials across the U.S. who talk regularly to compare notes, troubleshoot funding shortfalls and strategize on ways to respond to events in Washington given their limited individual capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Workers may be texting or emailing colleagues to compare notes or answer a question raised by a boss—to say nothing of personal issues that may need attention.

From The Wall Street Journal

It used to be that the annual Conservative Political Action Conference was the gathering where all the right-wing activists and conservative intellectuals would meet to compare notes and get on the same page.

From Salon

Culture critic Mary McNamara, staff writer Yvonne Villarreal and television editor Maira Garcia compare notes on the end of one of the most discussed, if not beloved, reboots in television history.

From Los Angeles Times

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